CVE-2015-7555 Memory corruption in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted GIF files exploiting a heap-based buffer overflow in the giflib library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-7555?
CVE-2015-7555 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 13 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in giffix.c in giffix in giflib 5.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) via crafted image and logical screen width fields in a GIF file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7555?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (17)
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | All versions | 4.1.6-13.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | All versions | 4.1.6-13.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | All versions | 5.0.5-7.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | All versions | 5.0.5-7.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | All versions | 4.1.6-13.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA | All versions | 4.1.6-13.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | All versions | 4.1.6-13.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 | All versions | 5.0.5-7.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | All versions | 5.0.5-7.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | All versions | 4.1.6-13.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | All versions | 4.1.6-13.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 | All versions | 5.0.5-7.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | All versions | 5.0.5-7.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 | All versions | 4.1.6-13.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | All versions | 4.1.6-13.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 | All versions | 5.0.5-7.1 |
giflib SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 | All versions | 5.0.5-7.1 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Giflib Project Giflib.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7555?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-7555 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7555 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7555, DLA-389-1, GHSA-6rpw-2w6h-fv58, MGASA-2016-0020, SUSE-SU-2016:0192-1, SUSE-SU-2016:0202-1.