CVE-2015-7555

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-7555
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-13 15:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in giffix.c in giffix in giflib 5.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) via crafted image and logical screen width fields in a GIF file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Application Giflib Project Giflib All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
giflib 'util/giffix.c' Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Full Disclosure: giflib: heap overflow in giffix (CVE-2015-7555) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit
Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in giflib affects IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) (CVE-2015-7555) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
giflib 5.1.1 Heap Overflow ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: mingw-giflib-5.0.5-4.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory
Android Security Bulletin—May 2017  |  Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com
IBM Flex System Manager Buffer Overflow in Processing GIF Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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