CVE-2013-4231 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via crafted GIF or TIFF images processed by libtiff tools, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- 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-2013-4231?
CVE-2013-4231 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Libtiff Libtiff, published on 19 Jan 2014. 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
Multiple buffer overflows in libtiff before 4.0.3 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted (1) extension block in a GIF image or (2) GIF raster image to tools/gif2tiff.c or (3) a long filename for a TIFF image to tools/rgb2ycbcr.c. NOTE: vectors 1 and 3 are disputed by Red Hat, which states that the input cannot exceed the allocated buffer size.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4231?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libtiff Libtiff.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4231?
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-2013-4231 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4231 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Libtiff Libtiff
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4231, GHSA-4qfr-3jpc-g89j.