CVE-2022-43359

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: November 7, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:06 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorGifdec

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Gifdec commit 1dcbae19363597314f6623010cc80abad4e47f7c was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds read in the function read_image_data. This vulnerability is triggered when parsing a crafted Gif file.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Gifdec · Gifdec Project

95%

All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://github.com/lecram/gifdec/pull/23

References (1)

ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/lecram/gifdec/pull/23

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-125

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