7.5

CVE-2023-52355: libtiff Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesRHSA-2026:43537UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52355DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52355
Published 25-01-2024Last modified 02-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-52355 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in libtiff. EPSS estimates a 1.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.83%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2

Timeline

  1. 25-01-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An out-of-memory flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFRasterScanlineSize64() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted input with a size smaller than 379 KB.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 7 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.83%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.83% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.83%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (gitlab.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat7 products
  • enterprise_linux8.0 | 9.0
  • libtiff< 0:4.4.0-13.el9_6.5
  • libtiff-debuginfo< 0:4.4.0-13.el9_6.5
  • libtiff-debugsource< 0:4.4.0-13.el9_6.5
  • libtiff-devel< 0:4.4.0-13.el9_6.5
Ubuntu5 products
  • gdalAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • neuronAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • qtwebengine-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • texmakerAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • tiffAll versions (No fix recorded)
Chainguard1 product
  • tiffAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • tiffAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.5.1+git230720-4
Libtiff1 product
Wolfi1 product
  • tiffAll versions (No fix recorded)

6 vendors · 16 products

References

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