{"id":"MGASA-2013-0291","summary":"Updated libtiff package fixes security vulnerability","details":"A possible heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the readgifimage\nfunction in gif2tiff, a tool to convert GIF images to TIFF. A remote\nattacker could provide a specially-crafted GIF file that, when processed\nby gif2tiff, would cause gif2tiff to crash or, potentially, execute\narbitrary code with the privileges of the user running gif2tiff\n(CVE-2013-4243).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T01:47:50.682689031Z","published":"2013-09-24T21:43:52Z","upstream":["CVE-2013-4243"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0291.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11281"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00053.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"libtiff","ecosystem":"Mageia:2","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/libtiff?arch=source&distro=mageia-2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.0.1-2.9.mga2"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0291.json"}},{"package":{"name":"libtiff","ecosystem":"Mageia:3","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/libtiff?arch=source&distro=mageia-3"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.0.3-4.3.mga3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0291.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}