CVE-2011-2485
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 3.1%EU EUVD
The gdk_pixbuf__gif_image_load function in gdk-pixbuf/io-gif.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.23.5 does not properly handle certain return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted GIF image file.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- EPSS score
- 3.1% (88th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-2473)
- Published
- July 3, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-2473 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- gnome / gdk-pixbuf
- gnome / gdk-pixbuf
References
- http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gdk-pixbuf/2.23/gdk-pixbuf-2.23.5.news
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdk-pixbuf/commit/?id=f8569bb13e2aa1584dde61ca545144750f7a7c98(Exploit, Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45656(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49715(Vendor Advisory)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-20.xml
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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