CVE-2013-4231 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in libtiff versions prior to 4.0.3, specifically affecting the tools/gif2tiff.c and tools/rgb2ycbcr.c components. These flaws could allow a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service through out-of-bounds writes by supplying specially crafted GIF images or excessively long filenames for TIFF images. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libtiff:libtiff:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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