CVE-2023-40745 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-40745: Libtiff: integer overflow in tiffcp.c

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness CWE-190
Published October 5, 2023
Last update January 22, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

LibTIFF is vulnerable to an integer overflow. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute an arbitrary code via a crafted tiff image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 5, 2023 CVE published
January 22, 2026 Record updated