Integer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2023-38289

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU79583

Integer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2023-38289

Published: August 16, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79583
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38289
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibTIFF
Software vendor:
LibTIFF

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in tools/raw2tiff.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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