VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-3316
A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.12%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.12% probability · 64th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff
- Source
- reefs@jfrog.com
References
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/515Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/468Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html
- https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/libtiff-nullderef-dos-xray-522144/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/515Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/468Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00019.html
- https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/libtiff-nullderef-dos-xray-522144/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.