CVE-2023-3164Public exploit

Utility crash via unchecked image-section offsets

Published Nov 2, 2023 · Updated Oct 11, 2024

Heap-buffer overflow in LibTIFF tiffcrop before 4.7.0 allows local users to crash the utility by processing a crafted TIFF file. extractImageSection copies and indexes data at offsets derived from malformed image layout without checking them against the allocated input buffer. Execution requires a user to run tiffcrop with the crafted file and affected crop options; the demonstrated consequence is a process crash.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Heap-buffer overflow in LibTIFF tiffcrop before 4.7.0 allows local users to crash the utility by processing a crafted TIFF file. extractImageSection copies and indexes data at offsets derived from malformed image layout without checking them against the allocated input buffer. Execution requires a user to run tiffcrop with the crafted file and affected crop options; the demonstrated consequence is a process crash.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-3164
Published
Nov 2, 2023
Updated
Oct 11, 2024
Vendor
Red Hat
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Classifications
CWE-787, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 2, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 11, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
Fedora Project · Fedora LinuxAffected versions are unavailable in this record.
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
LibTIFF · LibTIFFAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

5.5Red HatCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1204.002User Execution Malicious File

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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