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.
Published: 2013-09-28
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2744-1 tiff security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4148 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2205-1 LibTIFF vulnerabilities
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Libtiff Libtiff
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:38:01.735Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-4244

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-09-28T19:55:03.117

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-4244

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-08-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-4244 - Bugzilla

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