CVE-2023-2731
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 37 %ileDEEUFRRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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affected products (66)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Xerox FreeFlow Print Server v7 for Solarisall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:xerox:freeflow_print_server:v7_for_solaris
advisories (4)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1223libTIFF: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2023-05-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in libTIFF ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-2031Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xerox FreeFlow Print Server ausnutzen, um die Vertraulichkeit, Verfügbarkeit und Integrität des Systems zu gefährden.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-3377Dell PowerProtect Data Domain: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-11-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, Informationen offenzulegen und um nicht näher beschriebene Auswirkungen zu erzielen.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
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references (18)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-2731cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2207635cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-2731/cnnvd
- https://github.com/libsdl-org/libtiff/commit/9be22b639ea69e102d3847dca4c53ef025e9527bcnnvd
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/548cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2731cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230703-0009/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.4736cnnvd
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