CVE-2013-4244
(gif2tiff): OOB Write in LZW decompressor
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · August 14, 2013
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 5.1AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write