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CVE-2015-7555

Published: 13 April 2016

Heap-based buffer overflow in giffix.c in giffix in giflib 5.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) via crafted image and logical screen width fields in a GIF file.

Notes

AuthorNote
msalvatore
patch released in 4.1.6-11+deb8u1

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
giflib
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(5.1.2-0.1)
bionic Not vulnerable
(5.1.2-0.1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(5.1.2-0.1)
disco Not vulnerable
(5.1.2-0.1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream
Released (4.1.6-11+deb8u1, 5.1.2)
vivid Ignored
(end of life)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial Not vulnerable
(5.1.2-0.1)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(5.1.2-0.1)
zesty Not vulnerable
(5.1.2-0.1)
Patches:
upstream: http://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/code/ci/179510be300bf11115e37528d79619b53c884a63

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H