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CVE-2023-52356

HIGH CVSS 3.1: 7.5 EPSS 0.74%
Updated Apr 17, 2026
Red Hat
Parameter Value
CVSS 7.5 (HIGH)
Type CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow), CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)
Vendor Red Hat
Public PoC No

A segment fault (SEGV) flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFReadRGBATileExt() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a heap-buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v3.1

Vulnerable Products 3

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Libtiff Libtiff
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Redhat Enterprise_Linux
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Redhat Enterprise_Linux
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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