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CVE-2023-2908 (GCVE-0-2023-2908)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-06-30 00:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 20:35

Title

Libtiff: null pointer dereference in tif_dir.c

Summary

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.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Assigner

redhat

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2908
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/9bd48…
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023…
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2023073…

Impacted products

11 products

Vendor	Product	Version
n/a	Libtiff	Unaffected: 4.5.1rc1
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Fedora	Fedora
Fedora	Fedora
Fedora	Fedora
Fedora	Fedora

Date Public

2023-06-30 00:00

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WID-SEC-W-2023-1605

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2023-06-29 22:00 - Updated: 2025-06-30 22:00

Summary

libTIFF: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

Severity

Mittel

Notes

Das BSI ist als Anbieter für die eigenen, zur Nutzung bereitgestellten Inhalte nach den allgemeinen Gesetzen verantwortlich. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sind jedoch dafür verantwortlich, die Verwendung und/oder die Umsetzung der mit den Inhalten bereitgestellten Informationen sorgfältig im Einzelfall zu prüfen.

Produktbeschreibung: libTIFF ist ein Softwarepaket für die Verarbeitung von Bilddateien in Tag Image File Format (TIFF).

Angriff: Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in libTIFF ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

Betroffene Betriebssysteme: - Linux - Sonstiges - UNIX - Windows

CVE-2023-2908

Affected products

Known affected 5 products

Product	Identifier	Version
Open Source libTIFF <4.5.1rc1 Open Source / libTIFF		<4.5.1rc1
Debian Linux Debian	`cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:-`	—
Dell NetWorker <19.13 Dell / NetWorker		<19.13
Ubuntu Linux Ubuntu	`cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-`	—
Dell NetWorker <19.11.0.5 Dell / NetWorker		<19.11.0.5

References

8 references

URL	Category
https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2…	self
https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvis…	self
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830	external
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479	external
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023…	external
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6290-1	external
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025…	external
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000337969	external

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{
  "document": {
    "aggregate_severity": {
      "text": "mittel"
    },
    "category": "csaf_base",
    "csaf_version": "2.0",
    "distribution": {
      "tlp": {
        "label": "WHITE",
        "url": "https://www.first.org/tlp/"
      }
    },
    "lang": "de-DE",
    "notes": [
      {
        "category": "legal_disclaimer",
        "text": "Das BSI ist als Anbieter f\u00fcr die eigenen, zur Nutzung bereitgestellten Inhalte nach den allgemeinen Gesetzen verantwortlich. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sind jedoch daf\u00fcr verantwortlich, die Verwendung und/oder die Umsetzung der mit den Inhalten bereitgestellten Informationen sorgf\u00e4ltig im Einzelfall zu pr\u00fcfen."
      },
      {
        "category": "description",
        "text": "libTIFF ist ein Softwarepaket f\u00fcr die Verarbeitung von Bilddateien in Tag Image File Format (TIFF).",
        "title": "Produktbeschreibung"
      },
      {
        "category": "summary",
        "text": "Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in libTIFF ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuf\u00fchren.",
        "title": "Angriff"
      },
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "- Linux\n- Sonstiges\n- UNIX\n- Windows",
        "title": "Betroffene Betriebssysteme"
      }
    ],
    "publisher": {
      "category": "other",
      "contact_details": "csaf-provider@cert-bund.de",
      "name": "Bundesamt f\u00fcr Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik",
      "namespace": "https://www.bsi.bund.de"
    },
    "references": [
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "WID-SEC-W-2023-1605 - CSAF Version",
        "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/wid-sec-w-2023-1605.json"
      },
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "WID-SEC-2023-1605 - Portal Version",
        "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2023-1605"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "RedHat Bugzilla vom 2023-06-29",
        "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "PoC auf gitlab",
        "url": "https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Debian Security Advisory DLA-3513 vom 2023-08-01",
        "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6290-1 vom 2023-08-16",
        "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6290-1"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Debian Security Advisory DLA-4026 vom 2025-01-20",
        "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00019.html"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Dell Security Advisory DSA-2025-234 vom 2025-07-01",
        "url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000337969"
      }
    ],
    "source_lang": "en-US",
    "title": "libTIFF: Schwachstelle erm\u00f6glicht Denial of Service",
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      "current_release_date": "2025-06-30T22:00:00.000+00:00",
      "generator": {
        "date": "2025-07-01T08:28:06.231+00:00",
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      "initial_release_date": "2023-06-29T22:00:00.000+00:00",
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          "date": "2023-06-29T22:00:00.000+00:00",
          "number": "1",
          "summary": "Initiale Fassung"
        },
        {
          "date": "2023-07-31T22:00:00.000+00:00",
          "number": "2",
          "summary": "Neue Updates von Debian aufgenommen"
        },
        {
          "date": "2023-08-15T22:00:00.000+00:00",
          "number": "3",
          "summary": "Neue Updates von Ubuntu aufgenommen"
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          "number": "4",
          "summary": "Neue Updates von Debian aufgenommen"
        },
        {
          "date": "2025-06-30T22:00:00.000+00:00",
          "number": "5",
          "summary": "Neue Updates von Dell aufgenommen"
        }
      ],
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              {
                "category": "product_version",
                "name": "19.11.0.5",
                "product": {
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    {
      "cve": "CVE-2023-2908",
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}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2023-2908 (GCVE-0-2023-2908)

WID-SEC-W-2023-1605

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