CVE-2023-25433 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A heap-buffer-overflow in libtiff's tiffcrop tool allows attackers to cause a crash or potentially execute arbitrary code via crafted TIFF images.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-25433?

CVE-2023-25433 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 29 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:8499. Incorrect updating of buffer size after rotateImage() in tiffcrop cause heap-buffer-overflow and SEGV.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25433?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Libtiff Libtiff.

How do I fix CVE-2023-25433?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-25433 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-25433 exists.

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Sources

Also known as AZL-27301, BELL-CVE-2023-25433, CLSA-2026-1781518876, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25433, GHSA-7f3x-r487-8jr2, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-25433.

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