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01 Record

CVE-2021-46829

GNOME GdkPixbuf (aka GDK-PixBuf) before 2.42.8 allows a heap-based buffer overflow when compositing or clearing frames in GIF files, as demonstrated by io-gif-animation.c composite_frame. This

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

GNOME GdkPixbuf (aka GDK-PixBuf) before 2.42.8 allows a heap-based buffer overflow when compositing or clearing frames in GIF files, as demonstrated by io-gif-animation.c composite_frame. This

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.80% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 56.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-07-24 18:47Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 05:17Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2022-07-24
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase
  • CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
e202d95f5b704c9ad0e74214811ebb5ac4de7af235876c20fa26f82f16f4b4ae

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
debiandebian_linuxNot specified—
fedoraprojectfedoraNot specified—
gnomegdk-pixbufNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

AlmaLinux 9

  • gdk-pixbuf2
    Fixed in 2.42.6-3.el9
  • gdk-pixbuf2-devel
    Fixed in 2.42.6-3.el9
  • gdk-pixbuf2-modules
    Fixed in 2.42.6-3.el9

Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Arch Linux

  • gdk-pixbuf2
    Fixed in 2.42.8-1

Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

CloudLinux 9

  • gdk-pixbuf2
    Fixed in 2.42.6-3.el9
  • gdk-pixbuf2-devel
    Fixed in 2.42.6-3.el9
  • gdk-pixbuf2-modules
    Fixed in 2.42.6-3.el9

Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.

Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 12

  • gdk-pixbuf
    Fixed in 2.42.8+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • gdk-pixbuf
    Fixed in 2.42.8+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • gdk-pixbuf
    Fixed in 2.42.8+dfsg-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • gdk-pixbuf
    Fixed in 2.40.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.3

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.