CVE-2022-24191: fedoraproject fedora Infinite Loop

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-24191 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Infinite Loop vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 04-04-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In HTMLDOC 1.9.14, an infinite loop in the gif_read_lzw function can lead to a pointer arbitrarily pointing to heap memory and resulting in a buffer overflow.

• CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.