ImageMagick: One-byte heap-based buffer overflow when decoding certain GIF images
Published Sep 10, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.69%
Description
The ReadGIFImage function in coders/gif.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.8-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted comment in a GIF image.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.7.8-7
- 6.7.8-0
- 6.7.8-1
- 6.7.8-2
- 6.7.8-3
- 6.7.8-4
- 6.7.8-5
- 6.7.8-6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
ImageMagick
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
ImageMagick
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of ImageMagick as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
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:N/I:N/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 3, 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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.69% (0.04688) | 91.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.69% (0.04688) | 90.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.26% (0.01265) | 77.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.48% (0.03476) | 79.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.26% (0.01265) | 78.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.76% (0.04756) | 92.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2024 | 4.76% (0.04756) | 92.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 4.05% (0.04050) | 90.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.09% (0.04087) | 90.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=721273 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54581 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54671 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2750 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=23921 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1949-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4298 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1218248 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004648 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4298
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4298
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=721273 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54581 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54671 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2750 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=23921 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://www.imagemagick.org/script/changelog.php | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1949-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4298 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1218248 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004648 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4298 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4298 |
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