LibTIFF tiffcrop.c extractContigSamples32bits heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in LibTIFF. This issue affects the function extractContigSamples32bits of the file tiffcrop.c. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-30775. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF (Image Processing Software) (version unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function extractContigSamples32bits of the file tiffcrop.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability was found in the libtiff library. This security flaw causes a heap buffer overflow in extractContigSamples32bits, tiffcrop.c.

The weakness was published 04/22/2023. The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-30775 since 04/17/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240052 (TencentOS Server 4: libtiff (TSSA-2024:0785)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch cfbb883bf6ea7bedcb04177cc4e52d304522fdff is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (240052) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-35138). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 240052
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 4: libtiff (TSSA-2024:0785)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: cfbb883bf6ea7bedcb04177cc4e52d304522fdff

Timelineinfo

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04/22/2023 +5 days 🔍
04/22/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/24/2025 +977 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: gitlab.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-30775 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-30775
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227220
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2023 17:37
Updated: 12/24/2025 03:08
Changes: 04/22/2023 17:37 (40), 01/21/2025 20:19 (36), 04/27/2025 04:00 (3), 06/17/2025 14:15 (2), 12/24/2025 03:08 (1)
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