5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-3164
LibTIFF Heap Buffer Overflow Denial of Service
Description

A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability was found in LibTIFF, in extractImageSection() at tools/tiffcrop.c:7916 and tools/tiffcrop.c:7801. This flaw allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted tiff file.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 2, 2023, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 8, 2024, 7:38 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-3164 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 Libtiff libtiff
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-3164.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3164 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2213531 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/542 Issue Tracking

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-3164 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.6.0
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fossies:gawk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.1.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    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-2023-3164 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3164 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2213531 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2213531 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/542 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/542 Issue Tracking
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-125
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in builtin.c in the gawk package. This issue may lead to a crash and could be used to read sensitive information. A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability was found in LibTIFF, in extractImageSection() at tools/tiffcrop.c:7916 and tools/tiffcrop.c:7801. This flaw allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted tiff file.
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3164 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2213531 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/542 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4156
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215930
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-120
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-125
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4156 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4156 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215930 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215930 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fossies:gawk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.1.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-125
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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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} -0.00%

score

0.08240

percentile

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