CVE-2022-43359 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the gifdec project's gifdec library, specifically within the read_image_data function, triggered by parsing a specially crafted GIF file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability can lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit. There is currently 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gifdec_project:gifdec:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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