A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff's... · CVE-2023-2731 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff's...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 18, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 4, 2024

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff's LZWDecode() function in the libtiff/tif_lzw.c file. This flaw allows a local attacker to craft specific input data that can cause the program to dereference a NULL pointer when decompressing a TIFF format file, resulting in a program crash or denial of service.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

May 17, 2023

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 18, 2023

Last updated Apr 4, 2024

Severity

Moderate

5.5

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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