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ALPINE-CVE-2021-40633

ALPINE-CVE-2021-40633 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.22giflib5.2.1-r1, 5.2.1-r0, 5.1.4-r2
Alpine:v3.17giflib5.2.1-r2, 5.2.1-r1, 5.2.1-r0
Alpine:v3.20giflib5.2.1-r0, 4.2.1-r0, 5.2.1-r3
Alpine:v3.23giflib5.0.6-r0, 4.1.6-r0, 5.2.1-r5
Alpine:v3.21giflib5.0.6-r0, 4.1.6-r0, 4.1.6-r1
Alpine:v3.19giflib5.2.1-r5, 5.1.4-r0, 5.1.4-r1
Alpine:v3.18giflib5.2.1-r3, 5.2.1-r2, 5.2.1-r1

Timeline

  • Jun 14, 2022 CVE Published
  • Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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