giflib Decoder dgif_lib.c DGifSlurp height denial of service

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in giflib (the affected version unknown). This affects the function DGifSlurp in the library dgif_lib.c of the component Decoder. The manipulation of the argument height as part of a GIF File leads to a denial of service vulnerability (Divide-by-Zero). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-369. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was disclosed 08/17/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-15133 since 08/17/2019. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: ≈3.5
VulDB Temp Score: ≈3.4
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Class: Denial of service / Divide-by-Zero (CWE-369)
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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02/16/2019 Countermeasure disclosed
08/17/2019 +182 days Advisory disclosed
08/17/2019 +0 days CVE assigned
08/18/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
08/18/2019 +0 days VulDB last update
CVE: CVE-2019-15133 (🔒)Created: 08/18/2019 10:43 AM
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