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CVE-2013-4243 json

Heap-based buffer overflow in the readgifimage function in the gif2tiff tool in libtiff 4.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause…

published 2013-09-10 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-4147

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.2%
EPSS 7.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • tiff Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.0.3-9

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4243

  • tiff Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4243

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • 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-2013-4243 updated cvss 5.1

(gif2tiff): possible heap-based buffer overflow in readgifimage()

  • 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

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Exploit prediction

7.17% 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 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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.