libavcodec/gif.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 does not properly calculate a buffer size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .tga file, related to the gif_image_write_image, gif_encode_init, and gif_encode_close functions
Published Feb 12, 2016
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.57%
Description
libavcodec/gif.c in FFmpeg before 2.8.6 does not properly calculate a buffer size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted .tga file, related to the gif_image_write_image, gif_encode_init, and gif_encode_close functions.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 12.04
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.57% (0.02575) | 84.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.59% (0.02589) | 83.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00555) | 66.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00693) | 80.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00693) | 79.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00693) | 77.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00663) | 76.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03d83ba34b2070878909eae18dfac0f519503777 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84217 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035010 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03d83ba34b2070878909eae18dfac0f519503777 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84217 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035010 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2944-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-09 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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