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CVE-2023-52356

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 2.19%

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CVE-2023-52356 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A segment fault (SEGV) flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFReadRGBATileExt() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a heap-buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service.. EPSS estimates a 2.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A segment fault (SEGV) flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFReadRGBATileExt() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a heap-buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.5/10

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

EPSS Probability
2.19%

80.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
LibtiffLibtiffAll versions
RedhatEnterprise Linux8.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux9.0

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-52356?
A segment fault (SEGV) flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFReadRGBATileExt() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a heap-buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service.
How severe is CVE-2023-52356?
CVE-2023-52356 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2023-52356?
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Source: NVD / NIST