VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-4244
The LZW decompressor in the gif2tiff tool in libtiff 4.0.3 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 2.70%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.70%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The LZW decompressor in the gif2tiff tool in libtiff 4.0.3 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF image.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.70% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- libtiff/libtiff
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2452Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0223.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996468Patch
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/ce6841d9e41d621ba23cf18b190ee6a23b2cc833Patch
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2452Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0223.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996468Patch
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/ce6841d9e41d621ba23cf18b190ee6a23b2cc833Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.