(gif2tiff): OOB Write in LZW decompressor
Published Sep 28, 2013
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.70%
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.
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
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.70% (0.02699) | 85.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.71% (0.02709) | 83.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.06% (0.01064) | 76.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 59.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 59.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 57.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.74% (0.01737) | 76.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.74% (0.01737) | 75.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.91% (0.01914) | 76.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.74% (0.01737) | 74.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.74% (0.01737) | 53.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2452 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0223.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4244 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996468 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/ce6841d9e41d621ba23cf18b190ee6a23b2cc833 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4244
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4244
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2452 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0223.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4244 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=996468 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/vadz/libtiff/commit/ce6841d9e41d621ba23cf18b190ee6a23b2cc833 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4244 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4244 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.