PT-2023-4825 · Libtiff+9 · Libtiff+9

Published 2023-06-29 · Updated 2025-06-26 · CVE-2023-25433

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libtiff version 4.5.0

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the rotateImage() function of the libtiff library. This overflow can cause a heap-buffer-overflow and SEGV. The vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations For libtiff version 4.5.0, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the rotateImage() function in the tiffcrop tool until a patch is available. Restrict access to the tiffcrop tool to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2024:5079

ALT-PU-2025-7532

ALT-PU-2025-8255

AZL-27301

BDU:2023-05288

CESA-2024_5079

CVE-2023-25433

DLA-3513-1

DLA-4026-1

INFSA-2024_5079

MGASA-2023-0255

OESA-2023-1402

OPENSUSE-SU-2023_4370-1

RHSA-2024:5079

RHSA-2024_5079

RLSA-2024:5079

SUSE-SU-2023:4370-1

SUSE-SU-2023:4371-1

USN-6229-1

USN-6290-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Almalinux

Astra Linux

Centos

Linuxmint

Red Hat

Rocky Linux

Suse

Ubuntu

Libtiff

References · 88

• 🔥 https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/520 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6290-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25433 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-25433 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3513-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2023-1402 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-3618 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-4026-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-3316 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-25433 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se16-bulletin-20231214SE16 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2908 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6290-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se38-bulletin-2026-0126SE38 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-25433 · Vendor Advisory