Unscored severity · published Sep 10, 2013
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…
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CVSS
7.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.2% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
LI
Libtiff · Libtiff
through 4.0.3; 3.4; 3.4; 3.4; 3.4; 3.4; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4243
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4243
Patch
http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2451
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0223.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54543
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54628
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2744
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62082
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