Out-of-bounds Read in Gifdec Project

CVE-2022-43359

Gifdec commit 1dcbae19363597314f6623010cc80abad4e47f7c was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds read in the function read_image_data. This vulnerability is triggered when parsing a crafted Gif file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-43359: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43359?
CVE-2022-43359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gifdec Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-43359?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.