GIFLIB 5.2.1 gif2rgb.c DumpScreen2RGB heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in GIFLIB 5.2.1. This affects the function DumpScreen2RGB of the file gif2rgb.c. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-28506. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GIFLIB 5.2.1. This affects the function DumpScreen2RGB of the file gif2rgb.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 04/25/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-28506 since 04/04/2022. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209174 (CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: giflib (CVE-2022-28506)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209174). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 209174
Nessus Name: CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: giflib (CVE-2022-28506)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/04/2022 🔍
04/25/2022 +21 days 🔍
04/25/2022 +0 days 🔍
10/17/2024 +906 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2022-28506 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-28506
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-198459
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/25/2022 17:07
Updated: 10/17/2024 20:22
Changes: 04/25/2022 17:07 (40), 04/29/2022 10:41 (1), 10/17/2024 20:22 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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