UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45908

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-45908
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45908.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45908
Upstream
Published
2021-12-28T01:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:47:27Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in gif2apng 1.9. There is a stack-based buffer overflow involving a while loop. An attacker has little influence over the data written to the stack, making it unlikely that the flow of control can be subverted.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / gif2apng

Package

Name
gif2apng
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gif2apng@1.7-3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.7-3
1.7-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.7-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "gif2apng"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / gif2apng

Package

Name
gif2apng
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gif2apng@1.9+srconly-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.9+srconly-2
1.9+srconly-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9+srconly-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "gif2apng"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / gif2apng

Package

Name
gif2apng
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gif2apng@1.9+srconly-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.9+srconly-3
1.9+srconly-3build1
1.9+srconly-3ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9+srconly-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "gif2apng"
        }
    ]
}