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CVE-2023-52355

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

Published: Jan 25, 2024Updated: Feb 27, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 25.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
LibTIFFSilicon Graphics Corp.
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ОС АврораООО "Открытая мобильная платформа"
On-prem
Operating Systems / mobile-os
libtifflibtiffOSS Libraries
enterprise linuxredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
silicon graphics corp.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka irix, libtiff, libdwarf
ооо "открытая мобильная платформа"commercialRUOperating Systems
libtiffoss-projectOSS Librariesaka libtiff project
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 8 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2251326
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/621
gitlab.com
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/553
gitlab.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 25, 2024
Last Updated
Feb 27, 2026

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