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CVE-2021-40633 Details

Description

A memory leak (out-of-memory) in gif2rgb in util/gif2rgb.c in giflib 5.1.4 allows remote attackers trigger an out of memory exception or denial of service via a gif format file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/bugs/157/ CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/bugs/157/ [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
giflib project giflib
5.1.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:giflib_project:giflib:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-40633
NVD Published Date:
Jun 14, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-40633 Details - Not Deferred