CVE-2023-2908

A null pointer dereference issue was found in Libtiff's tif_dir.c file. This issue may allow an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to the tiffcp utility which triggers a runtime error that causes undefined behavior. This will result in an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2908	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/9bd48f0dbd64fb94dc2b5b05238fde0bfdd4ff3f	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html	Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0004/	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2908	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/9bd48f0dbd64fb94dc2b5b05238fde0bfdd4ff3f	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00019.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0004/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Nov 2025, 21:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00019.html -

Information

Published : 2023-06-30 22:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 21:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-2908

Mitre link : CVE-2023-2908

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-2908

JSON object : View

Products Affected

libtiff

libtiff

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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