Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 19, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-5784
CVE-2018-5784
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.
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Affected products
6- osv-coords5 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/tiff&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/tiff&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3
< 4.3.0-1.3+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.3.0-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.0.9-44.10.1
Patches
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References
7- gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/commit/473851d211cf8805a161820337ca74cc9615d6efnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00022.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00002.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3602-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3606-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4349nvdThird Party Advisory
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