CVE-2022-28506

MEDIUM
Published Apr 25, 20224y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Apr 25, 2022 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
giflib_projectgiflib5.2.1any
fedoraprojectfedora35any
fedoraprojectfedora36any

References 5

  • github.com https://github.com/verf1sh/Poc/blob/master/asan_report_giflib.png
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/verf1sh/Poc/blob/master/giflib_poc
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B4CJSHXBD2RS5OJNWSHQZVMTQCCTIPYS/
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KEAFUZXOOJJVFYRQM6IIJ7LMLEKCCESG/
  • sourceforge.net https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/bugs/159/
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.