#VU79329 Buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2023-25435
Published: August 10, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79329
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25435
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Software vendor:
LibTIFF
LibTIFF
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to buffer overflow in the extractContigSamplesShifted8bits() at /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:3753. A local unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.