Is CVE-2023-26965 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-26965 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-26965?

CVE-2023-26965 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-26965?

CVE-2023-26965 has an EPSS score of 0.38% (30th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-26965?

Upgrade tiff on debian 11 to 4.2.0-1+deb11u6 or later. Fixes are available for 17 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-26965

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

loadImage() in tools/tiffcrop.c in LibTIFF through 4.5.0 has a heap-based use after free via a crafted TIFF image.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

tiffDebian

Fixed in:4.2.0-1+deb11u6CVE-2023-26965

Fixed in:4.5.0-6+deb12u2CVE-2023-26965

Fixed in:4.5.1~rc3-1CVE-2023-26965

libtiffRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.4.0-10.el9RHSA-2023:6575

libtiffRocky

Fixed in:0:4.4.0-10.el9RHSA-2023:6575

libtiff-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:4.4.0-10.el9RHSA-2023:6575

libtiff-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.4.0-10.el9RHSA-2023:6575

libtiff-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:4.4.0-10.el9RHSA-2023:6575

libtiff-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.4.0-10.el9RHSA-2023:6575

libtiff-develRocky

Fixed in:0:4.4.0-10.el9RHSA-2023:6575

libtiff-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.4.0-10.el9RHSA-2023:6575

libtiff-toolsRocky

Fixed in:0:4.4.0-10.el9RHSA-2023:6575

libtiff-toolsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.4.0-10.el9RHSA-2023:6575

libtiff-tools-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:4.4.0-10.el9RHSA-2023:6575

libtiff-tools-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:4.4.0-10.el9RHSA-2023:6575

libtiff-toolsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm9USN-6290-1

Fixed in:4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm8USN-6229-1

Fixed in:4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm12USN-6290-1

Fixed in:4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm11USN-6229-1

Fixed in:4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm2USN-6290-1

Fixed in:4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm1USN-6229-1

Fixed in:4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.9USN-6290-1

Fixed in:4.3.0-6ubuntu0.5USN-6290-1

Fixed in:4.5.0-5ubuntu1.1USN-6290-1

libtiff5Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm9USN-6290-1

Fixed in:4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm8USN-6229-1

Fixed in:4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm12USN-6290-1

Fixed in:4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm11USN-6229-1

Fixed in:4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm2USN-6290-1

Fixed in:4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm1USN-6229-1

Fixed in:4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.9USN-6290-1

Fixed in:4.3.0-6ubuntu0.5USN-6290-1

libtiff6Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.5.0-5ubuntu1.1USN-6290-1

tiffUbuntu

Fixed in:4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm9USN-6290-1

Fixed in:4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm8USN-6229-1

Fixed in:4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm11USN-6229-1

Fixed in:4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm12USN-6290-1

Fixed in:4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm2USN-6290-1

Fixed in:4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm1USN-6229-1

Fixed in:4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.9USN-6290-1

Fixed in:4.3.0-6ubuntu0.5USN-6290-1

Fixed in:4.5.0-5ubuntu1.1USN-6290-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

30thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 30% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

gitlab.com

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

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