(gif2tiff): possible heap-based buffer overflow in readgifimage()
Published Sep 10, 2013
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.17%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.0.3
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.4
- 3.5.1
- 3.5.2
- 3.5.3
- 3.5.4
- 3.5.5
- 3.5.6
- 3.5.6
- 3.5.7
- 3.5.7
- 3.5.7
- 3.5.7
- 3.5.7
- 3.5.7
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.0
- 3.6.1
- 3.7.0
- 3.7.0
- 3.7.0
- 3.7.0
- 3.7.1
- 3.7.2
- 3.7.3
- 3.7.4
- 3.8.0
- 3.8.1
- 3.8.2
- 3.9
- 3.9.0
- 3.9.0
- 3.9.1
- 3.9.2
- 3.9.2-5.2.1
- 3.9.3
- 3.9.4
- 3.9.5
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 6.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
libtiff-0:3.8.2-19.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0223
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libtiff-0:3.9.4-10.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0222
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libtiff
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | libtiff-0:3.8.2-19.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0223 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libtiff-0:3.9.4-10.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0222 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libtiff | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.17% (0.07165) | 94.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.84% (0.07842) | 93.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.63% (0.18626) | 94.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 47.02% (0.47017) | 96.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 18.63% (0.18626) | 94.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.49% (0.03494) | 91.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.49% (0.03494) | 90.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.29% (0.05288) | 89.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 5.29% (0.05288) | 89.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 73.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.29% (0.05288) | 88.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.29% (0.05288) | 75.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2451 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0223.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54543 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54628 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2744 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62082 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4243 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996052 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4243
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4243
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2451 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0223.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54543 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54628 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2744 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62082 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4243 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996052 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4243 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-16 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4243 |
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