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.
Published: 2022-06-14
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD 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 Ubuntu USN USN-6824-1 GIFLIB vulnerabilities
History

Thu, 29 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title gif2rgb: gif2rgb memory leak
References
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Giflib Project Giflib
cve-icon MITRE

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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-06-14T11:15:10.470

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:24:28.670

Link: CVE-2021-40633

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2022-06-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-40633 - Bugzilla

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