CVE-2013-4298: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2013-4298: The ReadGIFImage function in coders/gif.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.8-8 allows remote attackers to cause a...

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.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 6, 2024, 16:38 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2013-4298 is an ImageMagick GIF parsing flaw. A specially crafted GIF comment can corrupt memory and crash an application that processes the image. The main business risk is denial of service in services that accept or process untrusted GIF uploads. Exposure is most likely in web apps, CMS platforms, media pipelines, or backend jobs that use vulnerable ImageMagick versions to process GIF files from users or partners. Treat this as a practical availability risk, not a confirmed breach indicator. Prioritize internet-facing upload and media-processing services, especially legacy systems still running old ImageMagick packages. Mitigation focus: Upgrade ImageMagick to 6.7.8-8 or a vendor-supported fixed package.; Apply relevant Ubuntu or Debian security updates where those distributions are used.; Check current vendor guidance for supported package names and fixed versions..

Prepared: Jun 14, 2026, 15:32 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Potential ATT&CK relevance

Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context

These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.

ATT&CK lookup starting points

Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.

cve · low confidence lookup

CVE-2013-4298 mapping review

Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.

Open ATT&CK lookup

Vulnerability profileCVE Program record

Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Sep 10, 2013, 19:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.

0CVSS vectors

0Timeline events

0ADP providers

2Source links

CVSS and timeline data

No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.

Source materials

CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1218248CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus

n/an/an/aListed

Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.