Buffer overflow in Giflib_project Giflib
CVE-2022-28506
There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.013 (66.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Giflib_project Giflib — versions 5.2.1
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-28506?
- CVE-2022-28506 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Giflib_project Giflib, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-04-25.
- How severe is CVE-2022-28506?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-28506 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.