Is CVE-2023-3316 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-3316 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-3316?

CVE-2023-3316 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-3316?

CVE-2023-3316 has an EPSS score of 1.12% (62th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-3316?

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-2023-3316

MEDIUM

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A NULL pointer dereference in TIFFClose() is caused by a failure to open an output file (non-existent path or a path that requires permissions like /dev/null) while specifying zones.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

tiffDebian

Fixed in:4.2.0-1+deb11u6CVE-2023-3316

Fixed in:4.5.0-5CVE-2023-3316

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+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

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+esm1USN-6229-1

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

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+esm8USN-6229-1

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

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

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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.12%probability of exploitation in 30 days

62ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Exploit1

research.jfrog.com

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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