Description
A memory leak (out-of-memory) in gif2rgb in util/gif2rgb.c in giflib 5.1.4 allows remote attackers trigger an out of memory exception or denial of service via a gif format file.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2021-27807 | A memory leak (out-of-memory) in gif2rgb in util/gif2rgb.c in giflib 5.1.4 allows remote attackers trigger an out of memory exception or denial of service via a gif format file. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6824-1 | GIFLIB vulnerabilities |
References
History
Thu, 29 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Title | gif2rgb: gif2rgb memory leak | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T02:44:10.819Z
Reserved: 2021-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-40633
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Status : Modified
Published: 2022-06-14T11:15:10.470
Modified: 2024-11-21T06:24:28.670
Link: CVE-2021-40633
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN