LibTIFF 4.x tiffcrop tools/tiffcrop.c extractImageSection out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in LibTIFF 4.x. Affected by this issue is the function extractImageSection of the file tools/tiffcrop.c of the component tiffcrop. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-1916. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF 4.x (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function extractImageSection of the file tools/tiffcrop.c of the component tiffcrop. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in tiffcrop, a program distributed by the libtiff package. A specially crafted tiff file can lead to an out-of-bounds read in the extractImageSection function in tools/tiffcrop.c, resulting in a denial of service and limited information disclosure. This issue affects libtiff versions 4.x.

The weakness was presented 04/11/2023 as 536. The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-1916 since 04/06/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242726 (NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : libtiff Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0128)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (242726). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Name

LibTIFF

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: http://www.libtiff.org/

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 242726
Nessus Name: NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : libtiff Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0128)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: 536
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1916 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1916
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225413

Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2023 07:49
Updated: 07/26/2025 16:10
Changes: 04/11/2023 07:49 (41), 04/26/2023 16:38 (11), 07/26/2025 16:10 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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