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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-52356

A segment fault (SEGV) flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFReadRGBATileExt() API.

Published Jan 25, 2024 · catalog updated Oct 28, 2026 · debian linux

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-52356. EPSS is 2.51%. Act only if a listed version of debian linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.51%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe apple/ipados · cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/macos · cpe debian/debian linux

A segment fault (SEGV) flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFReadRGBATileExt() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a heap-buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apple/ipados< 16.7.9
  • cpe apple/ipados< 17.6
  • cpe apple/iphone os< 16.7.9
  • cpe apple/iphone os< 17.6
  • cpe apple/macos< 12.7.6
  • cpe apple/macos< 13.6.8
  • cpe debian/debian linux10.0
  • cpe debian/debian linux11.0

How to fix CVE-2023-52356

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-52356. EPSS is 2.51%. Act only if a listed version of debian linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apple/iphone os < 16.7.9; apple/iphone os < 17.6; debian/debian linux 10.0; debian/debian linux 11.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow; CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 2.51%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Debian security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 25, 2024 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A segment fault (SEGV) flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFReadRGBATileExt() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a heap-buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service.

  2. Oct 28, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A segment fault (SEGV) flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFReadRGBATileExt() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a heap-buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-52356

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-52356

    30-day exploitation probability 2.51%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-52356

    A segment fault (SEGV) flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFReadRGBATileExt() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a heap-buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 4, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 29, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 28, 2026