libungif/giflib 4.1/4.1.3 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in libungif and giflib 4.1/4.1.3. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-2974. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in libungif and giflib 4.1/4.1.3. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

libungif library before 4.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted GIF file that triggers a null dereference.

The weakness was released 11/04/2005 by Chris Evans with isen (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-2974 since 09/19/2005. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20145 (RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : libungif (RHSA-2005:828)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155938 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for giflib (ELSA-2009-0444)).

Upgrading to version 4.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22979), Tenable (20145), SecurityFocus (BID 15304†), OSVDB (20470†) and Secunia (SA17436†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-26832. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20145
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : libungif (RHSA-2005:828)
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OpenVAS ID: 55845
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 890-1 (libungif4)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: libungif/giflib 4.1.0

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Researcher: Chris Evans
Organization: isen
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26831

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X-Force: 22979
SecurityFocus: 15304 - Libungif Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 17436 - libungif GIF File Handling Two Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 20470 - libungif/giflib Malformed .gif File NULL Dereference DoS
SecurityTracker: 1015149 - libungif NULL Pointer Dereference and Memory Access Error May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 9562 - Libungif DoS via Memory Corruption of Colormaps in GIF Files, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2295

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/06/2021 14:15
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (67), 09/16/2017 10:23 (19), 07/06/2021 14:15 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:149:103

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