CVE-2018-5784

libtiff: uncontrolled resource consumption in TIFFSetDirectory function in tif_dir.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · January 18, 2018

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption