# CVE-2011-2485: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption by tricking users into opening a crafted GIF image with the vulnerable library.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Jul 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2485, GHSA-5w8h-qwv6-rm5p

## What is CVE-2011-2485?

CVE-2011-2485 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The gdk_pixbuf__gif_image_load function in gdk-pixbuf/io-gif.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.23.5 does not properly handle certain return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted GIF image file.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2485?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gnome Gdk-Pixbuf.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-2485?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2011-2485 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-12447](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12447/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-5201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5201/): Gdk-pixbuf: gdk-pixbuf: denial of service via heap-based buffer overflow when processing a specially crafted jpeg image (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-7673](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7673/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2012-2370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2370/): Integer overflow in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-2485 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-2485 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2485/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2485/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2485
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2485
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-2485

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2485/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.