CVE-2023-3316 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-3316: A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones.

Vendor Libtiff

Product libtiff

Weakness CWE-476

Published June 19, 2023

Last update November 3, 2025

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity High

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 19, 2023 CVE published

November 3, 2025 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3316 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

Related vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-3316: A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones.

01Description

02Disclosure timeline

03References

04Related CVE