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-based buffer overflow because a certain "Private->RunningCode -...
HighCVSS 8.8
EPSS 2.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/giflib(Debian:12) | < 5.1.9-1 | 5.1.9-1 |
| debian/giflib(Debian:13) | < 5.1.9-1 | 5.1.9-1 |
| debian/giflib(Debian:14) | < 5.1.9-1 | 5.1.9-1 |
| giflib project giflib | >= 3.0, <= 3.1.1 | No fix listed |
| sam2p project sam2p | = 0.49.4 | No fix listed |
| debian linux | = 10.0 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 16.04 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 18.04 | No fix listed |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | = 19.04 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2018-11490 vendor-advisory
- 104327 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- github.com third-party-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221205 [SECURITY] [DLA 3223-1] giflib security update mailing-list third-party-advisory
- USN-4107-1 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking