CVE-2021-20240

Published May 28, 2021

Last updated a year ago

Overview

Description
A flaw was found in gdk-pixbuf in versions before 2.42.0. An integer wraparound leading to an out of bounds write can occur when a crafted GIF image is loaded. An attacker may cause applications to crash or could potentially execute code on the victim system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
8.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
8.3
Impact score
8.5
Exploitability score
8.6
Vector string
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C

Weaknesses

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-191

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations