CVE-2023-3195: fedoraproject extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-3195 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fedoraproject extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 16-06-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-12-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow issue was found in ImageMagick's coders/tiff.c. This flaw allows an attacker to trick the user into opening a specially crafted malicious tiff file, causing an application to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.