medium
6.1
CWE
125
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2023-1916

First published: Mon Apr 10 2023(Updated: )

A flaw was found in tiffcrop, a program distributed by the libtiff package. A specially crafted tiff file can lead to an out-of-bounds read in the extractImageSection function in tools/tiffcrop.c, resulting in a denial of service and limited information disclosure. This issue affects libtiff versions 4.x.

Credit: CVE-2023-1916 CVE-2023-1916 secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Libtiff Libtiff>=4.0<=4.5.0
Apple macOS Ventura<13.5
13.5
Apple macOS Monterey<12.6.8
12.6.8
ubuntu/tiff<4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+
4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+
ubuntu/tiff<4.1.0+
4.1.0+
ubuntu/tiff<4.3.0-6ubuntu0.6
4.3.0-6ubuntu0.6
ubuntu/tiff<4.5.0-5ubuntu1.2
4.5.0-5ubuntu1.2
ubuntu/tiff<4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+
4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+
ubuntu/tiff<4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+
4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+
debian/tiff<=4.1.0+git191117-2~deb10u4<=4.1.0+git191117-2~deb10u8<=4.2.0-1+deb11u5<=4.5.0-6+deb12u1<=4.5.1+git230720-4
IBM Cognos Analytics<=12.0.0-12.0.3
IBM Cognos Analytics<=11.2.0-11.2.4 FP4

Remedy

https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/848434a81c443f59ec90d41218eba6e48a450a11

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2023-1916?

    CVE-2023-1916 is a vulnerability found in the tiffcrop program distributed by the libtiff package.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2023-1916?

    CVE-2023-1916 can lead to an out-of-bounds read in the extractImageSection function, resulting in a denial of service and limited information disclosure.

  • Which versions of libtiff are affected by CVE-2023-1916?

    CVE-2023-1916 affects libtiff versions 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+ (bionic), 4.1.0+ (focal), 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.6 (jammy), 4.5.0-5ubuntu1.2 (lunar), 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+ (trusty), and 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+ (xenial).

  • How can I fix CVE-2023-1916?

    To fix CVE-2023-1916, update the libtiff package to the recommended versions provided by the respective sources (Ubuntu or Debian).

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-1916?

    You can find more information about CVE-2023-1916 at the following references: [MITRE CVE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1916), [Ubuntu Security Notice](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6428-1), and [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1916).

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