Fedora 34 update for mingw-gdk-pixbuf



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-44648
CWE-ID CWE-122
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

mingw-gdk-pixbuf
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU67161

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44648

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when decoding the lzw compressed stream of image data in GIF files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted GIF file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 34

mingw-gdk-pixbuf: before 2.42.6-4.fc34

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2022-a16e5d72fc


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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