CVE-2023-2731CWE-476

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff's LZWDecode() function in the libtiff/tif_lzw.c file

Medium · published May 17, 2023

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff's LZWDecode() function in the libtiff/tif_lzw.c file. This flaw allows a local attacker to craft specific input data that can cause the program to dereference a NULL pointer when decompressing a TIFF format file, resulting in a program crash or denial of service.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00427 · 36.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference
Published
2023-05-17T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 MAY 00:00Z
    A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff's LZWDecode() function in the libtiff/tif_lzw.c file
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