CVE-2023-3164

Name: CVE-2023-3164
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-11-02T12:15:09.543+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.32%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-3164 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.32%

23.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Libtiff	Libtiff	< 4.6.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	8.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	9.0

References

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

Timeline

Published: Nov 2, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-3164?

How severe is CVE-2023-3164?

CVE-2023-3164 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-3164?

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Source: NVD / NIST