Buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2023-25434
Published: August 10, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79328
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25434
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: LibTIFF
Affected software:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to buffer overflow in the extractContigSamplesBytes() at /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:3215. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-25434
Install updates from vendor's website.