Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-6228
An issue was found in the tiffcp utility distributed by the libtiff package where a crafted TIFF file on processing may cause a heap-based buffer overflow leads to an application crash.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Products affected by CVE-2023-6228
- cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-6228
0.02%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 2 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-6228
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
|
NIST | |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
|
Red Hat, Inc. | |
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3.3
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LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
1.8
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1.4
|
Red Hat, Inc. | 2024-10-11 |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-6228
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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2023-6228
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5079
RHSA-2024:5079 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2289
RHSA-2024:2289 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6228
CVE-2023-6228- Red Hat Customer PortalVendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2240995
2240995 – (CVE-2023-6228) CVE-2023-6228 libtiff: heap-based buffer overflow in cpStripToTile() in tools/tiffcp.cIssue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
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