PT-2023-8489 · Libtiff+7 · Libtiff+7

Su_Laus · Published 2023-11-24 · Updated 2026-04-06 · CVE-2023-6277

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libtiff (affected versions not specified)

Description An out-of-memory flaw was found in libtiff. Passing a crafted tiff file to the "TIFFOpen()" API may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted input with size smaller than 379 KB. The issue is related to uncontrolled resource consumption, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2025-7532

ALT-PU-2025-8255

AZL-32049

AZL-34953

AZL-43624

AZL-44511

BDU:2024-00969

CVE-2023-6277

ECHO-AE46-4403-688C

OESA-2023-1893

USN-6644-1

USN-6644-2

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Debian

Linuxmint

Apple Macos

Red Os

Ubuntu

Libtiff

References · 70

• 🔥 https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/614 · Exploit
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6277 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6644-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-44511 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2023-6277 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-00969 · Security Note
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[e-mail]/message/WJIN6DTSL3VODZUGWEUXLEL5DR53EZMV · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6277 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se38-bulletin-2026-0126SE38 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se47-bulletin-2024-1031SE47 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6277 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-34953 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6644-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6644-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se17-bulletin-2024-0830SE17 · Vendor Advisory