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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-4298 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of ImageMagick as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ImageMagick | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ImageMagick | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ImageMagick | Not affected |
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