CVE-2015-7555

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    CVE-2015-7555

    Published: 13 Apr 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in giffix.c in giffix in giflib 5.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) via crafted image and logical screen width fields in a GIF file.

    References: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174876.html, http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135034/giflib-5.1.1-Heap-Overflow.html, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/83, http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1023474, http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537171/100/0/threaded, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81697, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035331, https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-05-01

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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