CVE-2023-30775: libtiff
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-30775DEBIAN-CVE-2023-30775
Published 19-05-2023Last modified 21-01-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-30775 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.30%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 19-05-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 21-01-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability was found in the libtiff library. This security flaw causes a heap buffer overflow in extractContigSamples32bits, tiffcrop.c.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.30%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
21%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.30% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.30%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- tiff< 4.5.0-2
Libtiff1 product
- libtiff4.4.0
Ubuntu1 product
- tiff< 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm5 | < 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm6 | < 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.8 | < 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.6 | < 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.2
3 vendors · 3 products
References
8 links- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-30775Third Party Advisory
