CVE-2023-1916

libtiff5: A flaw was found in tiffcrop, a program distributed by the libtiff package

CVE-2023-1916 is fixed in 13 products on 1 platform, first by libtiff-opengl 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm3, released April 10, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
6.1
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0037
30th percentile

A flaw was found in tiffcrop, a program distributed by the libtiff package. A specially crafted tiff file can lead to an out-of-bounds read in the extractImageSection function in tools/tiffcrop.c, resulting in a denial of service and limited information disclosure. This issue affects libtiff versions 4.x.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libtiff · amzn 2023 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.23 ALAS2023-2025-1212 Oct 14, 2025
libtiff-debuginfo · amzn 2023 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.23 ALAS2023-2025-1212 Oct 14, 2025
libtiff-debugsource · amzn 2023 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.23 ALAS2023-2025-1212 Oct 14, 2025
libtiff-devel · amzn 2023 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.23 ALAS2023-2025-1212 Oct 14, 2025
libtiff-opengl · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm3 libtiff-opengl 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm3 Apr 10, 2023
libtiff-opengl · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.10 libtiff-opengl 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.10 Apr 10, 2023
libtiff-opengl · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.6 libtiff-opengl 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.6 Apr 10, 2023
libtiff-opengl · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu1 libtiff-opengl 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu1 Jan 25, 2024
libtiff-static · amzn 2023 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.23 ALAS2023-2025-1212 Oct 14, 2025
libtiff-tools · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm3 libtiff-tools 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm3 Apr 10, 2023
libtiff-tools · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.10 libtiff-tools 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.10 Apr 10, 2023
libtiff-tools · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.6 libtiff-tools 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.6 Apr 10, 2023
libtiff-tools · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu1 libtiff-tools 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu1 Jan 25, 2024
libtiff-tools · amzn 2023 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.23 ALAS2023-2025-1212 Oct 14, 2025
libtiff-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.23 ALAS2023-2025-1212 Oct 14, 2025
libtiff5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm3 libtiff5 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm3 Apr 10, 2023
libtiff5 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.10 libtiff5 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.10 Apr 10, 2023
libtiff5 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.6 libtiff5 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.6 Apr 10, 2023
libtiff6 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu1 libtiff6 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu1 Jan 25, 2024
libtiffxx5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm3 libtiffxx5 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm3 Apr 10, 2023
libtiffxx5 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.10 libtiffxx5 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.10 Apr 10, 2023
libtiffxx5 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.6 libtiffxx5 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.6 Apr 10, 2023
libtiffxx6 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu1 libtiffxx6 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu1 Jan 25, 2024
tiff · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 4.7.0-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1916 Apr 10, 2023
tiff · Debian 14 4.7.0-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1916 Apr 10, 2023

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