Out-of-bounds Read Affecting netsurf package, versions <3.2+dfsg-3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (63rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-NETSURF-5690204
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed18 Feb 2020

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2015-7506  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 netsurf to version 3.2+dfsg-3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream netsurf package and not the netsurf package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

The gif_next_LZW function in libnsgif.c in Libnsgif 0.1.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted LZW stream in a GIF file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1