# CVE-2023-3576: tiff: A memory leak flaw was found in Libtiff's tiffcrop utility

CVE-2023-3576 is fixed in 11 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2023-265, released July 19, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3576
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.5 (medium)
- EPSS: 0.0035
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jul 19, 2023

## Description

A memory leak flaw was found in Libtiff's tiffcrop utility. This issue occurs when tiffcrop operates on a TIFF image file, allowing an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to tiffcrop utility, which causes this memory leak issue, resulting an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | libtiff RHEL 9 | 0:4.4.0-10.el9 | [RHSA-2023:6575](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6575.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff almalinux 9 | 4.4.0-10.el9 | [ALSA-2023:6575](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6575.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.9 | [ALAS2023-2023-265](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-265.md) | Jul 19, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff ol 9 | 0:4.4.0-10.el9 | [ELSA-2023-6575](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6575.md) | Nov 11, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.9 | [ALAS2023-2023-265](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-265.md) | Jul 19, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-debugsource amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.9 | [ALAS2023-2023-265](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-265.md) | Jul 19, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel RHEL 9 | 0:4.4.0-10.el9 | [RHSA-2023:6575](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6575.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel almalinux 9 | 4.4.0-10.el9 | [ALSA-2023:6575](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6575.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.9 | [ALAS2023-2023-265](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-265.md) | Jul 19, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel ol 9 | 0:4.4.0-10.el9 | [ELSA-2023-6575](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6575.md) | Nov 11, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-opengl Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm4 | [libtiff-opengl 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libtiff-opengl-4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10-esm4.md) | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-opengl Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11 | [libtiff-opengl 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libtiff-opengl-4.1.0-git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11.md) | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-opengl Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7 | [libtiff-opengl 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libtiff-opengl-4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7.md) | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-static amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.9 | [ALAS2023-2023-265](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-265.md) | Jul 19, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools RHEL 9 | 0:4.4.0-10.el9 | [RHSA-2023:6575](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6575.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm4 | [libtiff-tools 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libtiff-tools-4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10-esm4.md) | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11 | [libtiff-tools 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libtiff-tools-4.1.0-git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11.md) | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7 | [libtiff-tools 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libtiff-tools-4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7.md) | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools almalinux 9 | 4.4.0-10.el9 | [ALSA-2023:6575](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6575.md) | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.9 | [ALAS2023-2023-265](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-265.md) | Jul 19, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools ol 9 | 0:4.4.0-10.el9 | [ELSA-2023-6575](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6575.md) | Nov 11, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.9 | [ALAS2023-2023-265](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-265.md) | Jul 19, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff5 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm4 | [libtiff5 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libtiff5-4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10-esm4.md) | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff5 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11 | [libtiff5 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libtiff5-4.1.0-git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11.md) | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff5 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7 | [libtiff5 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libtiff5-4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7.md) | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiffxx5 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm4 | [libtiffxx5 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libtiffxx5-4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10-esm4.md) | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiffxx5 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11 | [libtiffxx5 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libtiffxx5-4.1.0-git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.11.md) | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiffxx5 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7 | [libtiffxx5 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libtiffxx5-4.3.0-6ubuntu0.7.md) | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Linux | tiff Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 4.2.0-1+deb11u5 | [DSA-5567-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-5567-1.md) | Nov 27, 2023 |
| Linux | tiff Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 4.5.0-6+deb12u1 | [DSA-5567-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-5567-1.md) | Nov 27, 2023 |
| Linux | tiff Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 4.5.1~rc3-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3576](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-3576.md) | Oct 4, 2023 |
| Linux | tiff Debian 14 | 4.5.1~rc3-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-3576](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-3576.md) | Oct 4, 2023 |

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