Out-of-bounds memory write via heap overflow
Published Dec 28, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024
Heap-based buffer overflow in gif2apng 1.9 allows attackers to write outside an allocated buffer via crafted GIF input. The main function miscalculates heap-buffer boundaries while processing attacker-controlled image data, permitting writes beyond the allocation with partial control over destination, contents, and length. Exploitation requires local execution and user interaction with a malicious GIF; impacts can include memory corruption, process crash, or code execution, but the record does not establish a specific exploit outcome.
Summary
What happened
Heap-based buffer overflow in gif2apng 1.9 allows attackers to write outside an allocated buffer via crafted GIF input. The main function miscalculates heap-buffer boundaries while processing attacker-controlled image data, permitting writes beyond the allocation with partial control over destination, contents, and length. Exploitation requires local execution and user interaction with a malicious GIF; impacts can include memory corruption, process crash, or code execution, but the record does not establish a specific exploit outcome.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-45910
- Published
- Dec 28, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-787, T1203
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 28, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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