VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-40633

CVSS score8.8 HIGH

EPSS probability1.72%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2022-06-14

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

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.

Weakness classification

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-401

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory