CVE-2023-52355 Libtiff: tiffrasterscanlinesize64 produce too-big size and could cause oom

High 7.5 Published 25 Jan 2024 Updated 2 Oct 2026

A remote attacker can cause a denial of service via out-of-memory conditions by providing a crafted TIFF file to the libtiff library.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2023-52355?

CVE-2023-52355 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 25 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An out-of-memory flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFRasterScanlineSize64() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted input with a size smaller than 379 KB.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52355?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (9)

`libtiff` Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream	All versions	`0:4.4.0-13.el9_6.5`
`libtiff-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream	All versions	`0:4.4.0-13.el9_6.5`
`libtiff-debugsource` Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream	All versions	`0:4.4.0-13.el9_6.5`
`libtiff-devel` Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream	All versions	`0:4.4.0-13.el9_6.5`
`libtiff-tools-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream	All versions	`0:4.4.0-13.el9_6.5`
`libtiff-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.6::crb	All versions	`0:4.4.0-13.el9_6.5`
`libtiff-debugsource` Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.6::crb	All versions	`0:4.4.0-13.el9_6.5`
`libtiff-tools` Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.6::crb	All versions	`0:4.4.0-13.el9_6.5`
`libtiff-tools-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.6::crb	All versions	`0:4.4.0-13.el9_6.5`

Products include Libtiff Libtiff, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2023-52355?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-52355 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52355 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52355, ECHO-cc40-27fe-5c1c, GHSA-fh6j-mgh8-7prh, JLSEC-2025-315, RHSA-2026:43537, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2023-52355 and 2 more.