6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-29408
LibTIFF Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability
Description

The TIFF decoder does not place a limit on the size of compressed tile data. A maliciously-crafted image can exploit this to cause a small image (both in terms of pixel width/height, and encoded size) to make the decoder decode large amounts of compressed data, consuming excessive memory and CPU.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 2, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 4:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-29408 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Golang image
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-29408.

URL Resource
https://go.dev/cl/514897 Patch
https://go.dev/issue/61582 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KO54NBDUJXKAZNGCFOEYL2LKK2RQP6K6/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XWH6Q7NVM4MV3GWFEU4PA67AWZHVFJQ2/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XZTEP6JYILRBNDTNWTEQ5D4QUUVQBESK/
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1989 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230831-0009/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-29408 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-29408 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Go Project CWE-770
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XZTEP6JYILRBNDTNWTEQ5D4QUUVQBESK/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KO54NBDUJXKAZNGCFOEYL2LKK2RQP6K6/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KO54NBDUJXKAZNGCFOEYL2LKK2RQP6K6/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XWH6Q7NVM4MV3GWFEU4PA67AWZHVFJQ2/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XWH6Q7NVM4MV3GWFEU4PA67AWZHVFJQ2/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230831-0009/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230831-0009/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KO54NBDUJXKAZNGCFOEYL2LKK2RQP6K6/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XWH6Q7NVM4MV3GWFEU4PA67AWZHVFJQ2/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230831-0009/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://go.dev/cl/514897 No Types Assigned https://go.dev/cl/514897 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://go.dev/issue/61582 No Types Assigned https://go.dev/issue/61582 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1989 No Types Assigned https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2023-1989 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-770
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:golang:image:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.10.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-29408 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} 0.02%

score

0.51880

percentile

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