CVE-2023-6277 | LibTIFF File tif_dirread.c TIFFOpen resource consumption

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in LibTIFF. Affected is the function TIFFOpen of the file tif_dirread.c of the component File Handler. The manipulation leads to resource consumption.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-6277. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.