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.

Risk Information

Base Score

6.5

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.285

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.4	Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Cognos Analytics 12.0.3	Windows

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234