Out-of-Bounds Affecting giflib package, versions <5.1.2-0.1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.22% (61st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-GIFLIB-429807
- published 13 Apr 2016
- disclosed 13 Apr 2016
Introduced: 13 Apr 2016
CVE-2015-7555 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9
giflib
to version 5.1.2-0.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream giflib
package and not the giflib
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:9
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7555
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537171/100/0/threaded
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174876.html
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023474
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135034/giflib-5.1.1-Heap-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/83
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81697
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035331