CVE-2021-45972
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-45972 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2022-01-01 21:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-08-08 14:21:00 UTC |
| Description | The giftrans function in giftrans 1.12.2 contains a stack-based buffer overflow because a value inside the input file determines the amount of data to write. This allows an attacker to overwrite up to 250 bytes outside of the allocated buffer with arbitrary data. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-1284
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Giftrans Project | Giftrans | 1.12.2 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giftrans - Making transparent GIFs | MISC | www.abdn.ac.uk | |
| #1002739 - giftrans: Stack based buffer overflow in the giftrans function - Debian Bug report logs | MISC | bugs.debian.org | |
| Wayback Machine | MISC | web.archive.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
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