VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-4243
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readgifimage function in the gif2tiff tool in libtiff 4.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted height and width values in a GIF…
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 7.17%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the readgifimage function in the gif2tiff tool in libtiff 4.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted height and width values in a GIF image.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.17% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2451Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0223.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54543Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54628Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2744
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62082
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996052Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2451Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0223.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54543Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54628Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2744
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62082
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996052Patch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.