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CVE-2018-5784

In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is an uncontrolled resource consumption in the TIFFSetDirectory function of tif_dir.c. Remote at

In LibTIFF 4.0.9, there is an uncontrolled resource consumption in the TIFFSetDirectory function of tif_dir.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted tif file. This occurs because the declared number of directory entries is not validated against the actual number of directory entries.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.00368
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Weakness Classification

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
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Affected Products & Versions

3
libtiffall versions
debian linuxall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugzilla.maptools.org · show_bug.cgi?id=2772bugzilla.maptools.org
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD19 Jan 2018 · 08:29 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

4
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11461-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2018:1180-1
usnUSN-3606-1
usnUSN-3602-1
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/473851d211cf8805a161820337ca74cc9615d6efPatchThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00022.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349Third Party Advisory
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