CVE-2023-40745 | BDVDB-2026-213348 Detail

Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Description#

LibTIFF is vulnerable to an integer overflow. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute an arbitrary code via a crafted tiff image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-10-05Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-01-22Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-10-05
Last modified: 2026-01-22

Vendor information

Vendor: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All Red Hat vulnerabilities

Score

6.5 Medium

EPSS

1.4%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 72.9.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
0:4.4.0-12.el9

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.5 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	None
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).