LibTIFF 4.5.0 /tools/tiffcrop.c rotateImage heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF 4.5.0 and classified as critical. The impacted element is the function rotateImage of the file /tools/tiffcrop.c. Such manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-25433. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF 4.5.0 (Image Processing Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function rotateImage of the file /tools/tiffcrop.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

libtiff 4.5.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via /libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:8499. Incorrect updating of buffer size after rotateImage() in tiffcrop cause heap-buffer-overflow and SEGV.

The weakness was disclosed 06/29/2023 as 520. The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-25433 since 02/06/2023. 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 214399 (Debian dla-4026 : libtiff-dev - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch 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 (214399) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-29388). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 214399
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4026 : libtiff-dev - security update

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: gitlab.com

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02/06/2023 🔍
06/29/2023 +142 days 🔍
06/29/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/01/2025 +856 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: 520
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-25433 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-25433
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232712
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/29/2023 22:30
Updated: 11/01/2025 11:12
Changes: 06/29/2023 22:30 (42), 07/21/2023 15:04 (11), 01/21/2025 01:07 (17), 04/25/2025 10:10 (3), 11/01/2025 11:12 (1)
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