GNOME gdk-pixbuf (aka GdkPixbuf) before 2.42.2 allows a denial of service (infinite loop) in lzw.c in the function write_indexes. if c->self_code equals 10, self->code_table[10].extends will assign the value 11 to c. The next execution in the loop will assign self->code_table[11].extends to c, which will give the value of 10. This will make the loop run infinitely. This bug can, for example, be triggered by calling this function with a GIF image with LZW compression that is crafted in a special way.
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EUVD-2020-21758 | GNOME gdk-pixbuf (aka GdkPixbuf) before 2.42.2 allows a denial of service (infinite loop) in lzw.c in the function write_indexes. if c->self_code equals 10, self->code_table[10].extends will assign the value 11 to c. The next execution in the loop will assign self->code_table[11].extends to c, which will give the value of 10. This will make the loop run infinitely. This bug can, for example, be triggered by calling this function with a GIF image with LZW compression that is crafted in a special way. |
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USN-4663-1 | GDK-PixBuf vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T16:55:09.278Z
Reserved: 2020-11-30T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-29385

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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2020-12-26T02:15:12.807
Modified: 2025-04-29T13:13:41.850
Link: CVE-2020-29385


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