Libtiff: memory leak in tiffcrop.c
Published Oct 4, 2023
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.35%
Description
A memory leak flaw was found in Libtiff's tiffcrop utility. This issue occurs when tiffcrop operates on a TIFF image file, allowing an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to tiffcrop utility, which causes this memory leak issue, resulting an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.
Affected products
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | affected |
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Configuration 2
- n/a
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
libtiff-0:4.4.0-10.el9
Fixed · RHSA-2023:6575
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
compat-libtiff3
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
compat-libtiff3
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
mingw-libtiff
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
compat-libtiff3
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | libtiff-0:4.4.0-10.el9 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:6575 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | compat-libtiff3 | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | compat-libtiff3 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | mingw-libtiff | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | compat-libtiff3 | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Jun 3, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (7 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00349) | 26.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00341) | 25.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 18.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 20.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 11, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 5, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6575 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3576 vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219340 issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHATIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00011.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3576
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3576
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6575 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3576 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219340 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHATIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00011.html | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3576 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3576 |
Change history (0)
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