CVE-2023-6228: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Out-of-bounds Write
Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.3 Low.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 33% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Dec 2023
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Organizations should monitor Red Hat security advisories and apply patches for libtiff and tiffcp as soon as they become available. Until patches are deployed, restrict access to the tiffcp utility to trusted users only, using file permissions and access controls. Implement input validation and scanning of TIFF files before processing to detect malformed or suspicious files. Consider isolating image processing tasks in sandboxed environments or containers to limit the impact of crashes. Review and harden user account controls to prevent unauthorized local access. Incorporate monitoring for application crashes related to tiffcp usage to detect exploitation attempts. For automated workflows, add error handling to gracefully manage tiffcp failures and avoid cascading disruptions. Regularly update and audit software dependencies to minimize exposure to known vulnerabilities.
Description
An issue was found in the tiffcp utility distributed by the libtiff package where a crafted TIFF file on processing may cause a heap-based buffer overflow leads to an application crash.