CVE-2013-1961 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted TIFF image exploiting a stack-based buffer overflow in libtiff's tiff2pdf utility.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-1961?
CVE-2013-1961 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the t2p_write_pdf_page function in tiff2pdf in libtiff before 4.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted image length and resolution in a TIFF image file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1961?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Remotesensing Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2013-1961?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-1961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1961, GHSA-7q9j-26p4-98cm, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-1961.