VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-7505

CVSS score8.8 HIGH

EPSS probability3.13%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2020-02-18

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references

secalert@redhat.com — Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry