CVE-2015-7555 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in giflib 5.1.1, specifically within the giffix.c component, affecting Fedora and giflib projects. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious GIF file with manipulated image and logical screen width fields, leading to a denial of service (program crash). Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to trigger, with the primary impact being availability (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:giflib_project:giflib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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