CVE-2018-11490
Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—
The DGifDecompressLine function in dgif_lib.c in GIFLIB (possibly version 3.0.x), as later shipped in cgif.c in sam2p 0.49.4, has a heap-based buffer overflow because a certain "Private->RunningCode - 2" array index is not checked. This will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 8.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.45%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 84
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (4)
CWEs
- CWE-129, CWE-787
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104327
- https://github.com/pts/sam2p/issues/38
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00008.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4107-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104327
- https://github.com/pts/sam2p/issues/38
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00008.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4107-1/
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