CVE-2013-4243

Summary

CVECVE-2013-4243
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-09-10 19:55:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 04:45:00 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta18 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta24 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta28 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta29 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta31 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta32 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta34 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta35 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta36 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta37 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.2 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.3 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.4 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.5 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.6 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.6 beta All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 alpha All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 alpha2 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 alpha3 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 alpha4 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 beta All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.6.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.6.0 beta All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.6.0 beta2 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.6.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.0 alpha All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.0 beta All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.0 beta2 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.2 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.3 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.4 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.8.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.8.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.8.2 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.0 beta All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.2 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.2-5.2.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.3 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.4 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.5 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 alpha All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 beta1 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 beta2 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 beta3 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 beta4 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 beta5 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 beta6 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0.2 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta18 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta24 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta28 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta29 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta31 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta32 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta34 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta35 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta36 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.4 beta37 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.2 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.3 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.4 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.5 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.6 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.6 beta All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 alpha All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 alpha2 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 alpha3 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 alpha4 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.5.7 beta All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.6.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.6.0 beta All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.6.0 beta2 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.6.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.0 alpha All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.0 beta All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.0 beta2 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.2 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.3 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.7.4 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.8.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.8.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.8.2 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.0 beta All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.2 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.2-5.2.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.3 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.4 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 3.9.5 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 alpha All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 beta1 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 beta2 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 beta3 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 beta4 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 beta5 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0 beta6 All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0.1 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff 4.0.2 All All All
Application Libtiff Libtiff All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com
libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-16) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2744-1 tiff DEBIAN www.debian.org
996052 – (CVE-2013-4243) CVE-2013-4243 libtiff (gif2tiff): possible heap-based buffer overflow in readgifimage() CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
Bug 2451 – CVE-2013-4243 libtiff (gif2tiff): possible heap-based buffer overflow in readgifimage() CONFIRM bugzilla.maptools.org Patch
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA54543 - Debian update for tiff - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
About Secunia Research | Flexera SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com | CVE-2013-4243 MISC access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710479 Gentoo Linux libTIFF Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-16)
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