Buffer overflow in Gif2apng Project

CVE-2021-45910

An issue was discovered in gif2apng 1.9. There is a heap-based buffer overflow within the main function. It allows an attacker to write data outside of the allocated buffer. The attacker has control over a part of the address that data is written to, control over the written data, and (to some extent) control over the amount of data that is written.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (55.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-45910?
CVE-2021-45910 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gif2apng Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-28.
How severe is CVE-2021-45910?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.