GNOME GdkPixbuf (aka GDK-PixBuf) before 2.42.8 allows a heap-based buffer overflow when compositing or clearing frames in GIF files, as demonstrated by io-gif-animation.c composite_frame. This overflow is controllable and could be abused for code execution, especially on 32-bit systems.
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| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnome | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.8 | - |
| fedoraproject | fedora | - | - |
| debian | debian_linux | - |
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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gnome / gdk-pixbuf
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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