# CVE-2023-1916: A flaw was found in tiffcrop, a program distributed by the libtiff package.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-04-10 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- n/a libtiff: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a libtiff, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/536%2C
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/537
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844

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