CVE-2023-52356 HIGH

CVE-2023-52356: Libtiff: segment fault in libtiff in tiffreadrgbatileext() leading to denial of service

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness CWE-122
Published January 25, 2024
Last update June 10, 2026

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 25, 2024 CVE published
June 10, 2026 Record updated