CVE-2023-3618 (GCVE-0-2023-3618)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-12 14:06 – Updated: 2025-11-03 20:35
VLAI
Title
Segmentation fault in fax3encode in libtiff/tif_fax3.c
Summary
A flaw was found in libtiff. A specially crafted tiff file can lead to a segmentation fault due to a buffer overflow in the Fax3Encode function in libtiff/tif_fax3.c, resulting in a denial of service.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-26 19:26 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2023-02-13 00:00
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