Out-of-bounds Write Affecting gdk-pixbuf2-debugsource package, versions <0:2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.6% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-GDKPIXBUF2DEBUGSOURCE-5888321
  • published8 Sept 2023
  • disclosed24 Jul 2022

Introduced: 24 Jul 2022

CVE-2021-46829  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 gdk-pixbuf2-debugsource to version 0:2.42.6-1.amzn2023.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-341.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gdk-pixbuf2-debugsource package and not the gdk-pixbuf2-debugsource package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

GNOME GdkPixbuf (aka GDK-PixBuf) before 2.42.8 allows a heap-based buffer overflow when compositing or clearing frames in GIF files, as demonstrated by io-gif-animation.c composite_frame. This overflow is controllable and could be abused for code execution, especially on 32-bit systems.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1