LibTIFF File tif_dirread.c TIFFOpen resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in LibTIFF. Impacted is the function TIFFOpen of the file tif_dirread.c of the component File Handler. The manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-6277. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in LibTIFF (Image Processing Software) (affected version not known). Affected is the function TIFFOpen of the file tif_dirread.c of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was presented 11/24/2023. The advisory is shared for download at gitlab.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-6277 since 11/24/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The exploit is shared for download at gitlab.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 215795 (Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: libtiff (CVE-2023-6277)), 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 (215795) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-58521). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 215795
Nessus Name: Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: libtiff (CVE-2023-6277)

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: gitlab.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: libtiff.org

Advisory: 614
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-6277 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-6277
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246108
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 11/24/2023 10:56
Updated: 10/18/2025 04:34
Changes: 11/24/2023 10:56 (43), 12/16/2023 14:28 (2), 12/16/2023 14:31 (21), 07/30/2024 01:02 (19), 02/12/2025 02:39 (3), 04/21/2025 03:35 (3), 10/18/2025 04:34 (1)
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