CVE-2013-4298 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in ImageMagick versions prior to 6.7.8-8, specifically within the ReadGIFImage function in coders/gif.c. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by submitting a specially crafted GIF image containing a malicious comment, leading to memory corruption and an application crash. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.3, this vulnerability is of medium complexity to exploit and primarily impacts availability, with no known impact on confidentiality or integrity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.7.8-7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.7.8-0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.7.8-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.7.8-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.7.8-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.7.8-2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.7.8-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.7.8-3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:6.7.8-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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