CVE-2021-20240 - CVE House
Back to Database
Status published High CVE-2021-20240

A flaw was found in gdk-pixbuf in versions before 2.42.0....

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in gdk-pixbuf in versions before 2.42.0. An integer wraparound leading to an out of bounds write can occur when a crafted GIF image is loaded. An attacker may cause applications to crash or could potentially execute code on the victim system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

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

THREAT MONITOR

Am I Vulnerable?

Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2021-20240

Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

gdk-pixbuf
Vulnerable Versions:
gdk-pixbuf 2.42.0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 28th, 2021
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 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)