# CVE-2022-28506: There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-04-25 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/verf1sh/Poc/blob/master/giflib_poc
- https://github.com/verf1sh/Poc/blob/master/asan_report_giflib.png
- https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/bugs/159/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B4CJSHXBD2RS5OJNWSHQZVMTQCCTIPYS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KEAFUZXOOJJVFYRQM6IIJ7LMLEKCCESG/

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