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

Summary

CVECVE-2023-52355
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-01-25 20:15:38 UTC
Updated2026-08-03 16:16:25 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.017250000 probability, percentile 0.751390000 (date 2026-07-22)

Problem Types: CWE-787 | CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libtiff Libtiff All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 9.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 unaffected 0:4.6.0-8.el10_2.4 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support unaffected 0:4.6.0-6.el10_0.4 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 unaffected 0:4.4.0-15.el9 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support unaffected 0:4.4.0-13.el9_6.5 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 unaffected 3.2.2-1765379088 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 unaffected 3.2.2-1765379049 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 unaffected 3.2.2-1764871796 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 unaffected 1772160593 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 unaffected 1772160625 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Discovery 2 unaffected 2.4.0-1763656152 * rpm Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
TIFFRasterScanlineSize64 produce too-big size and could cause OOM (#621) · Issues · libtiff / libtiff · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gitlab.com Exploit, Issue Tracking
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43537 [email protected] access.redhat.com
2251326 – (CVE-2023-52355) CVE-2023-52355 libtiff: TIFFRasterScanlineSize64 produce too-big size and could cause OOM af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23080 [email protected] access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23079 [email protected] access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21994 [email protected] access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23078 [email protected] access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20801 [email protected] access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3461 [email protected] access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3462 [email protected] access.redhat.com
cve-details af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:49671 [email protected] access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41892 [email protected] access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2023-11-24T00:00:00.000ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2023-11-03T00:00:00.000ZMade public.

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