High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 18, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-7505
CVE-2015-7505
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the gif_next_LZW function in libnsgif.c in Libnsgif 0.1.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted LZW stream in a GIF file.
Affected products
2- Libnsgif/libnsgifdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/70nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/537128/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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