CVE-2026-33809
golang: golang.org/x/image/tiff: golang.org/x/image/tiff: Denial of Service via maliciously crafted TIFF file
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 26, 2026
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in golang.org/x/image/tiff. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a maliciously crafted Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) file. This could cause the image decoding process to attempt to allocate up to 4 gigabytes (GiB) of memory. The excessive resource consumption or an out-of-memory error would lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-1285 · Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input