---
id: CVE-2023-3576
title: A memory leak flaw was found in Libtiff's tiffcrop utility
summary: >-
  A memory leak flaw was found in Libtiff's tiffcrop utility. This issue occurs
  when tiffcrop operates on a TIFF image file, allowing an attacker to pass a
  crafted TIFF image file to tiffcrop utility, which causes this memory leak
  issue, r…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-119
  - CWE-401
vendor: libtiff
product: libtiff
affected:
  - libtiff < 4.5.1
  - fedora
  - enterprise_linux = 8.0
  - enterprise_linux = 9.0
patched:
  - libtiff 4.5.1
published: '2023-10-04'
updated: '2026-06-23'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3576'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6575'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3576'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219340'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6575'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3576'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219340'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00011.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00349
epssPercentile: 0.28558
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T13:24:33.909Z'
---

## Overview

A memory leak flaw was found in Libtiff's tiffcrop utility. This issue occurs when tiffcrop operates on a TIFF image file, allowing an attacker to pass a crafted TIFF image file to tiffcrop utility, which causes this memory leak issue, resulting an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.

## Affected

- `libtiff < 4.5.1`
- `fedora`
- `enterprise_linux = 8.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 9.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `libtiff 4.5.1`