CVE-2013-4243
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2013-4243 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2013-09-10 19:55:11 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2744-1 tiff | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Malformed Request | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Security Advisory SA54543 - Debian update for tiff - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Bug 2451 – CVE-2013-4243 libtiff (gif2tiff): possible heap-based buffer overflow in readgifimage() | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.maptools.org | Patch |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-16) — Gentoo Security | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | |
| 996052 – (CVE-2013-4243) CVE-2013-4243 libtiff (gif2tiff): possible heap-based buffer overflow in readgifimage() | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Patch |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com | CVE-2013-4243 | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710479 Gentoo Linux libTIFF Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-16)