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CVE-2013-4243: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon Aug 12 2013(Updated: )

A possible heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the readgifimage() function in gif2tiff, a tool to convert GIF images to TIFF. A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted GIF file that, when processed by gif2tiff, would cause gif2tiff to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running gif2tiff.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
TIFF<=4.0.3
TIFF=3.4
TIFF=3.4-beta18
TIFF=3.4-beta24
TIFF=3.4-beta28
TIFF=3.4-beta29
TIFF=3.4-beta31
TIFF=3.4-beta32
TIFF=3.4-beta34
TIFF=3.4-beta35
TIFF=3.4-beta36
TIFF=3.4-beta37
TIFF=3.5.1
TIFF=3.5.2
TIFF=3.5.3
TIFF=3.5.4
TIFF=3.5.5
TIFF=3.5.6
TIFF=3.5.6-beta
TIFF=3.5.7
TIFF=3.5.7-alpha
TIFF=3.5.7-alpha2
TIFF=3.5.7-alpha3
TIFF=3.5.7-alpha4
TIFF=3.5.7-beta
TIFF=3.6.0
TIFF=3.6.0-beta
TIFF=3.6.0-beta2
TIFF=3.6.1
TIFF=3.7.0
TIFF=3.7.0-alpha
TIFF=3.7.0-beta
TIFF=3.7.0-beta2
TIFF=3.7.1
TIFF=3.7.2
TIFF=3.7.3
TIFF=3.7.4
TIFF=3.8.0
TIFF=3.8.1
TIFF=3.8.2
TIFF=3.9
TIFF=3.9.0
TIFF=3.9.0-beta
TIFF=3.9.1
TIFF=3.9.2
TIFF=3.9.2-5.2.1
TIFF=3.9.3
TIFF=3.9.4
TIFF=3.9.5
TIFF=4.0
TIFF=4.0-alpha
TIFF=4.0-beta1
TIFF=4.0-beta2
TIFF=4.0-beta3
TIFF=4.0-beta4
TIFF=4.0-beta5
TIFF=4.0-beta6
TIFF=4.0.1
TIFF=4.0.2
Debian Linux=6.0
Debian Linux=7.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-4243?

    CVE-2013-4243 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for remote code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-4243?

    To fix CVE-2013-4243, upgrade to a patched version of the libtiff library that addresses this heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2013-4243?

    CVE-2013-4243 affects multiple versions of the libtiff library, specifically versions including 3.4 to 4.0.3.

  • What attack vector is associated with CVE-2013-4243?

    CVE-2013-4243 can be exploited through a specially crafted GIF file processed by the gif2tiff tool.

  • What are the potential impacts of CVE-2013-4243?

    The potential impacts of CVE-2013-4243 include crashing the gif2tiff tool or executing arbitrary code on the affected system.

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