8.8high
CVE-2018-11490
The DGifDecompressLine function in dgif_lib.c in GIFLIB (possibly version 3.0.x), as later shipped in cgif.c in sam2p 0.49.4, has a heap-ba…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.4%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The DGifDecompressLine function in dgif_lib.c in GIFLIB (possibly version 3.0.x), as later shipped in cgif.c in sam2p 0.49.4, has a heap-based buffer overflow because a certain "Private->RunningCode - 2" array index is not checked. This will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/104327 · vdb-entry, x_transferred
- github.com /pts/sam2p/issues/38 · x_transferred
- usn.ubuntu.com /4107-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00008.html · mailing-list, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-11490
- NVD: CVE-2018-11490
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