Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 12, 2023· Updated Nov 3, 2025
Segmentation fault in fax3encode in libtiff/tif_fax3.c
CVE-2023-3618
Description
A flaw was found in libtiff. A specially crafted tiff file can lead to a segmentation fault due to a buffer overflow in the Fax3Encode function in libtiff/tif_fax3.c, resulting in a denial of service.
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Affected products
20- osv-coords18 versionspkg:rpm/almalinux/libtiffpkg:rpm/almalinux/libtiff-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/libtiff-toolspkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.3pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5
< 4.4.0-12.el9+ 17 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.0-12.el9
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.0-12.el9
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-150000.45.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-150000.45.32.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-150000.45.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-150000.45.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-150000.45.32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-150000.45.32.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.71.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.71.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3618mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitreissue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/07/msg00034.htmlmitre
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0012/mitre
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214036mitre
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214037mitre
- support.apple.com/kb/HT214038mitre
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