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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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The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-5w8h-qwv6-rm5p
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-5w8h-qwv6-rm5p

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curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-5w8h-qwv6-rm5p/fixes/registry"

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