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CVE-2015-7555

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  • Published2016-04-13
  • WeaknessCWE-119

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2016-04-1315:59CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
22.x= 22no fix published
Giflib project giflib
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.1≤ 5.1.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • giflibSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1all versions · fixed in 5.0.5-7.1
  • giflibSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12all versions · fixed in 5.0.5-7.1
  • giflibSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4all versions · fixed in 4.1.6-13.1
  • giflibSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3all versions · fixed in 4.1.6-13.1
  • giflibSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1all versions · fixed in 5.0.5-7.1
  • giflibSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12all versions · fixed in 5.0.5-7.1
  • giflibSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4all versions · fixed in 4.1.6-13.1
  • giflibSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3all versions · fixed in 4.1.6-13.1

15 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2015-7555 Red Hat Product Security8 known affected

    giflib: Heap-based buffer overflow in giffix utility

    giflib.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 · giflib-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · giflib-utils as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · +5 more

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Fix

  1. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2015-7555 · 8 productsWill not fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2016-04-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-6rpw-2w6h-fv58

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7555?

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.

Is CVE-2015-7555 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2015-7555 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.5% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-7555?

CVE-2015-7555 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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