CVE-2013-4298

Publication date 3 September 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
imagemagick 13.04 raring
Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-5ubuntu2.1
12.10 quantal
Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-2ubuntu4.1
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

introduced by http://trac.imagemagick.org/changeset/8002

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
imagemagick

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1949-1
    • ImageMagick vulnerability
    • 10 September 2013

Other references