SB2013092802 - Buffer overflow in LibTIFF
Published: September 28, 2013 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013092802
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4244)
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.