What is CVE-2015-7506?

CVE-2015-7506 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libnsgif, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2015-7506?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Libnsgif

CVE-2015-7506

The gif_next_LZW function in libnsgif.c in Libnsgif 0.1.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted LZW stream in a GIF file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (62.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Libnsgif — versions 0.1.2
Netsurf-browser Libnsgif — versions 0.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7506?: CVE-2015-7506 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libnsgif, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2015-7506?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.