SB2018032327 - Fedora 28 update for libtiff
Published: March 23, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018032327
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5784)
CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the TIFFSetDirectory function of tif_dir.c due to the declared number of directory entries is not validated against the actual number of directory entries. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted tif file, trigger resource exhaustion and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.