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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1391-1 tiff security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1411-1 tiff security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4349-1 tiff security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-17551 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3602-1 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3606-1 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
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History

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00825}

epss

{'score': 0.0213}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:47:54.574Z

Reserved: 2018-01-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-5784

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-01-19T08:29:00.320

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:09:23.417

Link: CVE-2018-5784

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-5784 - Bugzilla

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