CVE-2022-41727

Denial of service via crafted TIFF image in golang.org/x/image/tiff

Description

An attacker can craft a malformed TIFF image which will consume a significant amount of memory when passed to DecodeConfig. This could lead to a denial of service.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory go.dev
Affected: golang.org/x/image golang.org/x/image/tiff
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://go.dev/issue/58003 issue tracking
https://go.dev/cl/468195 patch
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/ag-FiyjlD5o mailing list vendor advisory
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1572 vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KO54NBDUJXKAZNGCFOEYL2LKK2RQP6K6/ third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWH6Q7NVM4MV3GWFEU4PA67AWZHVFJQ2/ third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XZTEP6JYILRBNDTNWTEQ5D4QUUVQBESK/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-41727?
CVE-2022-41727 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-41727?
To fix CVE-2022-41727, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-41727 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-41727 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-41727?
CVE-2022-41727 affects golang.org/x/image golang.org/x/image/tiff.
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