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GHSA-44P7-9XX4-HF2G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-25 21:30 – Updated: 2026-03-30 16:11

Summary

Go Images vulnerable to an out-of-memory error via a crafted TIFF file

Details

A maliciously crafted TIFF file can cause image decoding to attempt to allocate up 4GiB of memory, causing either excessive resource consumption or an out-of-memory error.

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "golang.org/x/image"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.38.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-33809"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-30T16:11:31Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-25T19:16:51Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A maliciously crafted TIFF file can cause image decoding to attempt to allocate up 4GiB of memory, causing either excessive resource consumption or an out-of-memory error.",
  "id": "GHSA-44p7-9xx4-hf2g",
  "modified": "2026-03-30T16:11:31Z",
  "published": "2026-03-25T21:30:35Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33809"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://cs.opensource.google/go/x/image"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://go.dev/cl/757660"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://go.dev/issue/78267"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4815"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Go Images vulnerable to an out-of-memory error via a crafted TIFF file"
}

CVE-2026-33809 (GCVE-0-2026-33809)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-25 18:24 – Updated: 2026-04-06 21:12

Title

OOM from malicious IFD offset in golang.org/x/image/tiff

Summary

A maliciously crafted TIFF file can cause image decoding to attempt to allocate up 4GiB of memory, causing either excessive resource consumption or an out-of-memory error.

Severity ?

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Assigner

References

URL

Tags

	https://go.dev/cl/757660
	https://go.dev/issue/78267
	https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-4815

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	golang.org/x/image	golang.org/x/image/tiff	Affected: 0 , < 0.38.0 (semver)

Credits

Andy Gill, ZephrSec Ltd

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              "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
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              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
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                "timestamp": "2026-03-25T20:05:32.763729Z",
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            },
            {
              "name": "buffer.ReadAt"
            },
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              "name": "Decode"
            },
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              "name": "DecodeConfig"
            },
            {
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        },
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        },
        {
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        }
      ],
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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-44P7-9XX4-HF2G

CVE-2026-33809 (GCVE-0-2026-33809)

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