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TI-2023-13787 Aliases CVE-2023-29407GHSA-j3p8-6mrq-6g7h

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

Priority LOW 30CWE-834Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00874 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial golang.org/x/image/tiff (golang.org/x/image): 0.10.0golang.org/x/image (Go): 0.10.0Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Go standard librarygolang.org/x/image/tiffbefore 0.10.00.10.0Patch availableCNA
—golang.org/x/image (Go)before 0.10.00.10.0Patch availableGHSA-j3p8-6mrq-6g7h
  • golang.org/x/image/tiff VendorGo standard library Affected before 0.10.0 Fixed in 0.10.0 Patch available CNA
  • golang.org/x/image (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.10.0 Fixed in 0.10.0 Patch available GHSA-j3p8-6mrq-6g7h

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:golang:image:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*before 0.10.0VulnerableGo standard library
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*37VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:golang:image:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* Versions before 0.10.0 Vulnerable ·Go standard library
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA golang.org/x/image/tiff (golang.org/x/image) Fixed in 0.10.0
  • Fix · GHSA-j3p8-6mrq-6g7h golang.org/x/image (Go) Fixed in 0.10.0 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    golang.org/x/image/tiff 0.10.0

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-13788 Excessive resource consumption in golang.org/x/image/tiffPriority LOW 31
    Show all 2 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-29407
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j3p8-6mrq-6g7h

References

Patch 2

Advisory 5

Other 5

  • TI-2026-26185 Panic when decoding large WEBP image on 32-bit platforms in golang.org/x/image CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-13788 Excessive resource consumption in golang.org/x/image/tiff CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2026-26184 Excessive memory allocation when decoding malicious SFNT in golang.org/x/image CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2022-20117 Denial of service via crafted TIFF image in golang.org/x/image/tiff CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

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