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Medium
CVE-2022-28506
There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in...
Vulnerability Description
There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45.
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.
References
- https://github.com/verf1sh/Poc/blob/master/giflib_poc
- https://github.com/verf1sh/Poc/blob/master/asan_report_giflib.png
- https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/bugs/159/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B4CJSHXBD2RS5OJNWSHQZVMTQCCTIPYS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KEAFUZXOOJJVFYRQM6IIJ7LMLEKCCESG/
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Affected Vendor
giflib project
View all reports →Affected Software
giflib, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
5.2.1, 35, 36
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 25th, 2022
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.