CVE-2018-5784
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.37%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-5784
To remediate CVE-2018-5784, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4.0.9-r2 or later
- —upgrade to 4.0.9-4 or later
Is CVE-2018-5784 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 4.0.9-r2
- from 0, < 4.0.9-4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |