VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-3618
A specially crafted tiff file can lead to a segmentation fault due to a buffer overflow in the Fax3Encode function in libtiff/tif_fax3.c, resulting in a denial of service.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.19%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.19%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A flaw was found in libtiff. A specially crafted tiff file can lead to a segmentation fault due to a buffer overflow in the Fax3Encode function in libtiff/tif_fax3.c, resulting in a denial of service.
- 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
- 1.19% probability · 66th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3618Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215865Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0012/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3618Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215865Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00019.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0012/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214036
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214037
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214038
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.