CVE-2023-0804
LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds write in tiffcrop in tools/tiffcrop.c:3609, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a…
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Description
LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds write in tiffcrop in tools/tiffcrop.c:3609, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit 33aee127.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Timeline
ID reserved
By GitLab
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 2 years later
· 2 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitLabCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 63% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
- Out-of-bounds write in libtiff
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-787 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (8)
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/33aee1275d9d1384791d2206776eb8152d397f00 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/497 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2023/CVE-2023-0804.json (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230221 [SECURITY] [DLA 3333-1] tiff security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- DSA-5361 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230324-0009/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- GLSA-202305-31 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2023-8daf1023c7 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2023-0804)Record last updated .