CVE-2015-7505

HIGH

Libnsgif 0.1.2 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow via Crafted LZW Stream in GIF File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the gif_next_LZW function in libnsgif.c in Libnsgif 0.1.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted LZW stream in a GIF file.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/537128/100/0/threaded
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/70

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0288
EPSS Percentile 85.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (1)
netsurf-browser/libnsgif 0.1.2
Published Feb 18, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026