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Vulnerability · Published Jun 19, 2023 · Assigned by JFROG

CVE-2023-3316A 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 5.9

In plain English

A medium-severity null pointer dereference in libtiff from libtiff. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:9libtiff4.4.0-10.el9ALSA-2023:6575
AlmaLinux:9libtiff-devel4.4.0-10.el9ALSA-2023:6575
AlmaLinux:9libtiff-tools4.4.0-10.el9ALSA-2023:6575
Debian:12tiff4.5.0-5DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3316
Debian:13tiff4.5.0-5DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3316
Debian:14tiff4.5.0-5DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3316
Ubuntu:22.04:LTStiff4.3.0-6ubuntu0.5USN-6290-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTStiff4.3.0-6ubuntu0.5UBUNTU-CVE-2023-3316

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
libtiff libtiff 3.9.0 – before 4.5.1

Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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