High severity · published May 26, 2018
CVE-2018-11490
The DGifDecompressLine function in dgif_lib.c in GIFLIB (possibly version 3.0.x), as later shipped in cgif.c in sam2p 0.49.4, has a heap-based buffer overflow because a certain…
8.8
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The DGifDecompressLine function in dgif_lib.c in GIFLIB (possibly version 3.0.x), as later shipped in cgif.c in sam2p 0.49.4, has a heap-based buffer overflow because a certain "Private->RunningCode - 2" array index is not checked. This will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
GI
Giflib · Giflib Project
3.0 through 3.1.1 · source: NVD
SA
Sam2p · Sam2p Project
0.49.4 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
16.04; 18.04; 19.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11490
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11490
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104327
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pts/sam2p/issues/38
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00008.html
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4107-1/
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