CVE-2013-4244

Publication date 28 September 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
tiff 14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
13.10 saucy
Fixed 4.0.2-4ubuntu3.1
13.04 raring Ignored end of life
12.10 quantal
Fixed 4.0.2-1ubuntu2.3
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 3.9.5-2ubuntu1.6
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 3.9.2-2ubuntu0.14
tiff3 14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

per Debian, tiff3 source package doesn't build the TIFF tools

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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