CVE-2026-46599
Excessive resource consumption in PackBits decompression in golang.org/x/image/tiff
Description
The TIFF decoder does not place a limit on the size of PackBits-compressed 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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 29, 2026, 8:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 29, 2026, 8:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-46599
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
Solution
- Update the TIFF decoder to enforce size limits.
- Rebuild affected applications with the updated decoder.
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-2026-46599.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://go.dev/cl/759960 | |
| https://go.dev/issue/79577 | |
| https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/uhYX90BlBvI | |
| https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5032 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-46599 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-46599
weaknesses.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 29, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The TIFF decoder does not place a limit on the size of PackBits-compressed 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. Added Reference https://go.dev/cl/759960 Added Reference https://go.dev/issue/79577 Added Reference https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/uhYX90BlBvI Added Reference https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5032