CVE-2023-25434

Summary

CVE-2023-25434 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting libtiff version 4.5.0. The issue lies within the function "extractContigSamplesBytes()" located at "/libtiff/tools/tiffcrop.c:3215". An attacker can exploit this buffer overflow vulnerability by supplying specially crafted input to the affected software, potentially resulting in unintended code execution or system crashes. This could lead to serious consequences, including data loss or unauthorized access to sensitive information. Users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to a patched version of libtiff as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.

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