CVE-2023-36308: disintegration Imaging 1.6.2 allows attackers to cause a panic (because of an integer index out of range durin

Routine

MEDIUM 5.5DOWNGRADE

CVE-2023-36308 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) affecting imaging. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

disintegration Imaging 1.6.2 allows attackers to cause a panic (because of an integer index out of range during a Grayscale call) via a crafted TIFF file to the scan function of scanner.go. NOTE: it is unclear whether there are common use cases in which this panic could have any security consequence

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.5 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 67%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-129
Published	2023-09-05
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: disintegration

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-09-05 04:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 06:06 UTCUpdated Record last modified

disintegration imaging DOWNGRADE

Affected: 1.6.2

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 1.6.2

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy imaging || rpm -q imaging || imaging --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 1.6.2 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison imaging sudo apt install imaging=<VERSION_BEFORE_1.6.2> sudo apt-mark hold imaging

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list imaging sudo dnf downgrade imaging-<VERSION_BEFORE_1.6.2> sudo dnf versionlock add imaging

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2023-36308?

imaging: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-36308 being exploited?

CVE-2023-36308 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2023-36308 affect?

CVE-2023-36308 affects imaging. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.5). disintegration Imaging 1.6.2 allows attackers to cause a panic (because of an integer index out of range during a Grayscale call) via a crafted TIFF file to the scan function of scanner.go. NOTE: it is unclear whether there are common use c

How urgent is CVE-2023-36308?

Priority 32/100. Public exploit reference

References

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