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TI-2018-08211 Aliases CVE-2018-11490GHSA-5fjm-57qj-h2pj

The DGifDecompressLine function in dgif_lib.c in GIFLIB (possibly version 3.0.x), as…

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-129Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-129 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The DGifDecompressLine function in dgif_lib.c in GIFLIB (possibly version 3.0.x), as later shipped in cgif.c in sam2p 0.49.4, has a heap-based buffer overflow because a certain "Private->RunningCode - 2" array index is not checked. This will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02432 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:giflib_project:giflib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0 – 3.1.1VulnerableGiflib Project
cpe:2.3:a:sam2p_project:sam2p:0.49.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.49.4VulnerableSam2p Project
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.04VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:giflib_project:giflib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 – 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Giflib Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:sam2p_project:sam2p:0.49.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.49.4 Vulnerable ·Sam2p Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 5 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) Operational Tools

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-11490
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5fjm-57qj-h2pj

References

Advisory 3

Sources

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