CVE-2023-0798 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in LibTIFF 4.4.0, specifically within the tiffcrop tool, affecting systems that process crafted TIFF files. This flaw can lead to a denial-of-service condition. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires local user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) to trigger the attack. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
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LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in tiffcrop in tools/tiffcrop.c:3400 allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff from sources the fix is available with commit afaabc3e.
Feb 14, 2023libtiff: out-of-bounds read in extractContigSamplesShifted8bits() in tools/tiffcrop.c
Feb 12, 2023