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CVE-2020-23922

giflib: out-of-bounds read in DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c in gif2rgb tool

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · April 22, 2021

Updated · April 17, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in giflib. A missing check in function DumpScreen2RGB in gif2rgb.c leads to an out-of-bounds read, allowing an attacker to crash the gif2rgb tool. The issue is not in the giflib library, but in the gif2rgb utility program.

Statement

This Moderate impact flaw affects the gif2rgb utility, not the giflib library. A missing bounds check in 'DumpScreen2RGB()' can lead to an out-of-bounds read when processing a crafted GIF file, causing the tool to crash. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read