5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-2731
Libtiff NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service
Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff's LZWDecode() function in the libtiff/tif_lzw.c file. This flaw allows a local attacker to craft specific input data that can cause the program to dereference a NULL pointer when decompressing a TIFF format file, resulting in a program crash or denial of service.

INFO

Published Date :

May 17, 2023, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-2731 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Libtiff libtiff
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-2731 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2731
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2207635
    Added Reference https://github.com/libsdl-org/libtiff/commit/9be22b639ea69e102d3847dca4c53ef025e9527b
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/548
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230703-0009/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230703-0009/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2731 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2731 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2207635 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2207635 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libsdl-org/libtiff/commit/9be22b639ea69e102d3847dca4c53ef025e9527b No Types Assigned https://github.com/libsdl-org/libtiff/commit/9be22b639ea69e102d3847dca4c53ef025e9527b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/548 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/548 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.5.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.01%

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0.39039

percentile

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