CVE-2021-40633
HIGHgiflib 5.1.4 - Denial of Service via Memory Leak in gif2rgb
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/bugs/157/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0152
EPSS Percentile
71.4%
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-401
Status
published
Products (1)
giflib_project/giflib
5.1.4
Published
Jun 14, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026