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
- Gnome Gdkpixbuf — versions 2.42.6
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34, 35
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
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.