CVE-2018-11490 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2018-11490

The DGifDecompressLine function in dgif_lib.c in GIFLIB (possibly version 3.0.x),...

Vulnerability Description

The DGifDecompressLine function in dgif_lib.c in GIFLIB (possibly version 3.0.x), as later shipped in cgif.c in sam2p 0.49.4, has a heap-based buffer overflow because a certain "Private->RunningCode - 2" array index is not checked. This will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

giflib project

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Affected Software

giflib, sam2p, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
3.0, 0.49.4, 10.0, 16.04, 18.04, 19.04

Timeline

Official Publish: May 26th, 2018
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.