Buffer overflow in Gnome Gdkpixbuf

CVE-2021-44648

GNOME gdk-pixbuf 2.42.6 is vulnerable to a heap-buffer overflow vulnerability when decoding the lzw compressed stream of image data in GIF files with lzw minimum code size equals to 12.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.019 (77.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44648?
CVE-2021-44648 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnome Gdkpixbuf, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-44648?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-44648 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.