MEDIUM
Libtiff: null pointer dereference in tif_dir.c
Published Jun 30, 2023
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.42%
Description
A null pointer dereference issue was found in Libtiff's tif_dir.c file. This issue may allow an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to the tiffcp utility which triggers a runtime error that causes undefined behavior. This will result in an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.
Affected products
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-libtiff3
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
compat-libtiff3
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libtiff
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
libtiff
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | compat-libtiff3 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2908 Third Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-34354 Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/9bd48f0dbd64fb94dc2b5b05238fde0bfdd4ff3f PatchVendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479 ExploitVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00019.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2908
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0004/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2908
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2908 | Third Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830 | Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-34354 | Advisory | |
| https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/9bd48f0dbd64fb94dc2b5b05238fde0bfdd4ff3f | PatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479 | ExploitVendor Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00019.html | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2908 | ||
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0004/ | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2908 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jun 30, 2023
Updated Nov 3, 2025
Reserved May 26, 2023
Link CVE-2023-2908
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Oct 28, 2024
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2023-34354 Assigner redhat
Published Jun 30, 2023
Updated Nov 3, 2025
Exploited since n/a
Link EUVD-2023-34354