CVE-2023-29407

Excessive CPU consumption when decoding 0-height images in golang.org/x/image/tiff

Published Aug 2, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A maliciously-crafted image can cause excessive CPU consumption in decoding. A tiled image with a height of 0 and a very large width can cause excessive CPU consumption, despite the image size (width * height) appearing to be zero.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-2307 A maliciously-crafted image can cause excessive CPU consumption in decoding. A tiled image with a height of 0 and a very large width can cause excessive CPU consumption, despite the image size (width * height) appearing to be zero.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j3p8-6mrq-6g7h Golang TIFF decoder vulnerable to excessive CPU consumption
History
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Go
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2025, 4:49 PM
Reserved
Apr 5, 2023, 7:36 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 2, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:49 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 2, 2023, 12:00 AM