VDB
GHSA-5w8h-qwv6-rm5p
GHSA-5w8h-qwv6-rm5p
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 17, 2022
The gdk_pixbuf__gif_image_load function in gdk-pixbuf/io-gif.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.23.5 does not properly handle certain return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted GIF image file.
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Timeline
- May 17, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
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vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-5w8h-qwv6-rm5p
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-5w8h-qwv6-rm5p
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2485 advisory
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdk-pixbuf/2.23/gdk-pixbuf-2.23.5.news url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45656 url
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-20.xml url
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id=f8569bb13e2aa1584dde61ca545144750f7a7c98 url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49715 url