CVE-2022-28506: fedoraproject fedora Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2022-28506MGASA-2022-0275UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28506DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28506CGA-fwfw-4cc8-c47hCGA-w3fh-j322-jxww
Published 25-04-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-28506 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2github, reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 5Timeline
- 25-04-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 6 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 6 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
69%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.25% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.25%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundPoc
Maturity: poc
Exploit Reference (sourceforge.net)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Mageia2 products
- giflib< 5.2.1-5.1.mga8
- mingw-giflib< 5.2.1-2.1.mga8
Alpine1 product
- giflib< 5.2.1-r2
Chainguard1 product
- giflibAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- giflibAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.2.2-1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL35 | 36
Giflib_project1 product
- giflib5.2.1
Ubuntu1 product
- giflib< 5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1 | < 5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 | < 5.1.9-1ubuntu0.1 | < 5.1.9-2ubuntu0.1
Wolfi1 product
- giflibAll versions (No fix recorded)
8 vendors · 9 products
References
14 links- github.com/verf1sh/Poc/blob/master/giflib_pocX Refsource MISCREPORTEVIDENCEExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/verf1sh/Poc/blob/master/asan_report_giflib.pngX Refsource MISCREPORTEVIDENCEExploitThird Party Advisory
