CVE-2023-3316
A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones.
At a glance
- Severity
- MEDIUM 5.9
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.12 % · percentile 66 (2026-10-27)
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- JFROG
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones.
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | JFROG |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · reefs@jfrog.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Weaknesses (CWE)
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-43984
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-3316
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0218 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0969 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-1103 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0119 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Siemens · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.9.0 < 4.5.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| libtiff · libtiff | affected 3.9.0 < 4.5.1 |
References
- https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/libtiff-nullderef-dos-xray-522144/
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/515
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/468
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00019.html
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |