CVE-2023-2908

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    CVE-2023-2908

    Published: 30 Jun 2023Last Modified: 25 Sept 2026

    Summary: Libtiff: null pointer dereference in tif_dir.c

    Details: 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.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2908, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00019.html, https://packages.fedoraproject.org/, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/2xxx/CVE-2023-2908.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2908, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230731-0004/, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2218830, https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/9bd48f0dbd64fb94dc2b5b05238fde0bfdd4ff3f, https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/479

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -9bd48f0dbd64fb94dc2b5b05238fde0bfdd4ff3f

    Affected versions

    v4.5.0rc3
    v4.5.0
    v4.5.0rc2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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