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CVE-2026-46599: The TIFF decoder does not place a limit on the size of PackBits-compressed data. A maliciously-crafted image can exploit...

UNKNOWN CVSS 0.0

Published: May 29, 2026 | Last Modified: May 29, 2026

Description

The TIFF decoder does not place a limit on the size of PackBits-compressed data. A maliciously-crafted image can exploit this to cause a small image (both in terms of pixel width/height and encoded size) to make the decoder decode large amounts of compressed data.

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