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CVE-2013-4231 json

Multiple buffer overflows in libtiff before 4.0.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted (…

published 2014-01-19 12 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-4135

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.4%
EPSS 7.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in libtiff before 4.0.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted (1) extension block in a GIF image or (2) GIF raster image to tools/gif2tiff.c or (3) a long filename for a TIFF image to tools/rgb2ycbcr.c. NOTE: vectors 1 and 3 are disputed by Red Hat, which states that the input cannot exceed the allocated buffer size.

Patch / fix

  • tiff Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.0.3-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4231

  • libtiff RHEL 6 3.9.4-10.el6_5
  • libtiff RHEL 5 3.8.2-19.el5_10

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0222RHSA-2014:0223

  • tiff openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.0.7-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10554-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4231 updated cvss 5.1

(gif2tiff): GIF LZW decoder missing datasize value check

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) libtiff 3.8.2-19.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) libtiff 3.8.2-19.el5_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0223
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-10.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-10.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0222
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) libtiff 3.8.2-19.el5_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0223
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-10.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-10.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-10.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-10.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-10.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libtiff 3.9.4-10.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0222
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libtiff, libtiff-tools
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

7.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.