CVE-2024-6716
July 15, 2024, 6:15 p.m.
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Product(s) Impacted
libtiff
Description
A flaw was found in libtiff. This flaw allows an attacker to create a crafted tiff file, forcing libtiff to allocate memory indefinitely. This issue can result in a denial of service of the system consuming libtiff due to memory starvation.
Weaknesses
CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CWE ID: 400Date
Published: July 15, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified: July 15, 2024, 6:15 p.m.
Status : Received
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
secalert@redhat.com
CVSS Data
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
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MEDIUMCVSS Vector String
The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.
View Vector StringCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L