Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in LibTIFF 4.0.9 TIFFSetDirectory Function

CVE-2018-5784 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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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