CVE-2013-1960

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the t2p_process_jpeg_strip function in tiff2pdf in libtiff 4.0.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image file.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.28% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/53237 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105253.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2698 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59609 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/53765 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00080.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0223.html vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/254 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105828.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952158
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00058.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104916.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1960?
CVE-2013-1960 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1960?
To fix CVE-2013-1960, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-1960 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1960 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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