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.
Published: 2013-09-10
Score: 4.3 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-2750-1 imagemagick security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4192 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1949-1 ImageMagick vulnerability
History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00937}

epss

{'score': 0.00943}


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Imagemagick Imagemagick
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:38:02.173Z

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

Link: CVE-2013-4298

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-09-10T19:55:11.367

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

Link: CVE-2013-4298

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-4298 - Bugzilla

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