CVE-2023-29408

Excessive resource consumption in golang.org/x/image/tiff

Description

The TIFF decoder does not place a limit on the size of compressed tile data. A maliciously-crafted image can exploit this to cause a small image (both in terms of pixel width/height, and encoded size) to make the decoder decode large amounts of compressed data, consuming excessive memory and CPU.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory go.dev 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/61582 patch vendor advisory issue tracking
https://go.dev/cl/514897 patch
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1989 patch vendor advisory issue tracking
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230831-0009/ third party 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-2023-29408?
CVE-2023-29408 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-29408?
To fix CVE-2023-29408, 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-2023-29408 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-29408 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-2023-29408?
CVE-2023-29408 affects golang.org/x/image golang.org/x/image/tiff.
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