SB2015122206 - Fedora 23 update for mingw-giflib
Published: December 22, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015122206
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7555)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in giffix.c in giffix in giflib 5.1.1. A remote attacker can use crafted image and logical screen width fields in a GIF file. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.