VDB
GHSA-f8q9-fqg7-g33x
GHSA-f8q9-fqg7-g33x
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.099999904632568 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GIF image parsing functionality of SDL2_image-2.0.2. A specially crafted GIF image can lead to a buffer overflow on a global section. An attacker can display an image to trigger this vulnerability.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
7.099999904632568
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Timeline
- May 13, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory
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vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-f8q9-fqg7-g33x
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-f8q9-fqg7-g33x
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"https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-f8q9-fqg7-g33x/fixes/registry"
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References
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4177 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14450 advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00005.html url
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4184 url
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0499 url
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-17 url