CVE-2018-11489 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the DGifDecompressLine function within GIFLIB (and its inclusion in sam2p 0.49.4). This vulnerability, rated 8.8 HIGH, allows an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts through user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.0, <= 3.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:giflib_project:giflib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.49.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sam2p_project:sam2p:0.49.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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