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 den
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.
- Published
- Jun 14, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.7% · 77th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-401
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Report tools
Action score
36
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 1.7%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| giflib project | giflib | cpe:2.3:a:giflib_project:giflib |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- giflib project giflib5.1.4
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.17 | giflib | before 5.2.2-r0 | 5.2.2-r0 |
| Debian:12 | giflib | all versions | — |
| Debian:13 | giflib | before 5.2.2-1 | 5.2.2-1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | giflib | before 5.2.2-1.1 | 5.2.2-1.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | giflib | before 5.2.2-150000.4.13.1 | 5.2.2-150000.4.13.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | giflib | before 5.2.2-150000.4.13.1 | 5.2.2-150000.4.13.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | giflib | before 5.0.5-13.3.1 | 5.0.5-13.3.1 |
Same product
giflib project: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2016-3177Multiple use-after-free and double-free vulnerabilities in gifcolor.c in GIFLIB 5.1.2 have unspecified impact and attack vectors.39Monitor
- CVE-2018-11490The DGifDecompressLine function in dgif_lib.c in GIFLIB (possibly version 3.0.x), as later shipped in cgif.c in sam2p 0.49.4, has a heap-bas36Monitor
- CVE-2018-11489The DGifDecompressLine function in dgif_lib.c in GIFLIB (possibly version 3.0.x), as later shipped in cgif.c in sam2p 0.49.4, has a heap-bas36Monitor
- CVE-2026-26740Buffer Overflow vulnerability in giflib v.5.2.2 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the EGifGCBToExtension overwriting32Monitor
- CVE-2020-23922An issue was discovered in giflib through 5.1.4.29Monitor
- CVE-2023-48161Buffer Overflow vulnerability in GifLib Project GifLib v.5.2.1 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information via the DumpSCreen2RG28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:giflib | 5.2.2-r0 · Alpine:v3.17 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Debian:giflib | 5.2.2-1 · Debian:13 | Package registry (OSV) |
| openSUSE:giflib | 5.2.2-150000.4.13.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| SUSE:giflib | 5.2.2-150000.4.13.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-401 · Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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