CVE-2015-7506

MEDIUM 6.5CVE-2015-7506 · Published 18/02/2020 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2015-7506 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability affecting libnsgif (netsurf-browser).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.3%, higher than 69.9% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
libnsgif netsurf-browser	`= 0.1.2`	No fix yet

Description

The gif_next_LZW function in libnsgif.c in Libnsgif 0.1.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted LZW stream in a GIF file.

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/70 · Mailing List

More vulnerabilities in libnsgif

See all →

Running one of these products? Scan your site to see whether it exposes a vulnerable version.

Scan my site free