UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40633

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40633

    Published: 14 Jun 2022Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-40633
    Aliases:
    USN-6824-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40633, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-40633, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6824-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: giflib

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~16.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1

    Affected versions

    4.1.6-11

    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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