Buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2013-4244

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Buffer overflow in LibTIFF - CVE-2013-4244

Published: September 28, 2013 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32525
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4244
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
LibTIFF
Software vendor:
LibTIFF

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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