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CVE-2023-29407

Excessive CPU consumption when decoding 0-height images in golang.org/x/image/tiff

Published: Aug 2, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-834
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 44.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A maliciously-crafted image can cause excessive CPU consumption in decoding. A tiled image with a height of 0 and a very large width can cause excessive CPU consumption, despite the image size (width * height) appearing to be zero.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-834

Affected Products

golang.org/x/image
oss-projectaka x/image
golang.org/x/image/tiffLibrary
OSS Libraries / go
golang
oss-project·US
image
OSS Libraries
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Go
package-ecosystem
golang.org/x/image
OSS Libraries
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for KubernetesOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://go.dev/issue/61581
go.dev
https://go.dev/cl/514897
go.dev
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1990
pkg.go.dev
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