CVE-2015-7555

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: April 13, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in giffix.c in giffix in giflib 5.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) via crafted image and logical screen width fields in a GIF file.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174876.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135034/giflib-5.1.1-Heap-Overflow.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/83

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023474

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537171/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81697

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035331

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174876.html