CVE-2013-4298
ImageMagick: One-byte heap-based buffer overflow when decoding certain GIF images
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · August 29, 2013
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The ReadGIFImage function in coders/gif.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.8-8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted comment in a GIF image.
Statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of ImageMagick as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow