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CVE-2015-7506 (GCVE-0-2015-7506)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-02-18 13:54 – Updated: 2024-08-06 07:51
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Summary
The gif_next_LZW function in libnsgif.c in Libnsgif 0.1.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted LZW stream in a GIF file.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • Other
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Libnsgif Libnsgif Affected: 0.1.2
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Date Public
2015-12-16 00:00
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