Fedora
CVE-2015-8808
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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1DescriptionCVE.org
The DecodeImage function in coders/gif.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via a crafted GIF file.
AnalysisAI
The DecodeImage function in coders/gif.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via a crafted GIF file. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. The DecodeImage function in coders/gif.c in GraphicsMagick 1.3.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uninitialized memory access) via a crafted GIF file. Affected products include: Graphicsmagick, Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo, Suse Studio Onsite, Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit, Fedoraproject Fedora.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
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Same weakness CWE-119 – Buffer Overflow
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