Heap-based Buffer Overflow in readgifimage Function in libtiff Allows Remote Code Execution

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in readgifimage Function in libtiff Allows Remote Code Execution

CVE-2013-4243 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Heap-based buffer overflow in the readgifimage function in the gif2tiff tool in libtiff 4.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted height and width values in a GIF image.

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