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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-43359 is a high-severity GIF parsing flaw in Gifdec. A crafted GIF can trigger an out-of-bounds read in image data parsing. Risk is highest where applications process GIF files from users, email, web uploads, or other untrusted sources.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted remediation item for systems that handle untrusted GIFs. It is high severity, but the provided evidence does not support internet-wide exposure or known active exploitation. Prioritize inventory first, then update or isolate affected image-processing paths.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-125 in Gifdec commit 1dcbae19363597314f6623010cc80abad4e47f7c, specifically in read_image_data when parsing a crafted GIF. The record assigns CVSS 3.1 score 7.8 with local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, and required user interaction.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to products or internal tools that embed or build against the affected Gifdec code and parse GIF files. The CVE source does not enumerate affected releases, packages, downstream vendors, or CPEs, so asset confirmation requires dependency and source review.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited active exploitation. The attack requires a crafted GIF to be processed locally or through a workflow where a user or service opens submitted image content. Public exploit status is not established by the provided sources.
Researcher notes
The public CVE metadata is sparse: no affected version range, no CPEs, and only one GitHub pull request reference. Avoid assuming downstream impact without confirming embedded Gifdec code. Validation should focus on dependency provenance and GIF parsing attack surface.
Mitigation direction
- Identify applications and services using Gifdec or vendored Gifdec source.
- Review the upstream pull request and project guidance for corrected code.
- Limit parsing of untrusted GIF files where business workflows allow.
- Prioritize replacement or update once a fixed upstream revision is confirmed.
- Run image-processing components with least privilege and isolation.
Validation and detection
- Search SBOMs, lockfiles, and vendored source for Gifdec usage.
- Check source history for commit 1dcbae19363597314f6623010cc80abad4e47f7c or nearby code.
- Confirm whether any exposed workflow accepts user-supplied GIF files.
- Review crash telemetry for GIF parsing faults in affected services.
- Add regression coverage for malformed GIF parsing behavior.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/lecram/gifdec/pull/23CVE reference
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CWE details
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Out-of-bounds Read
Out-of-bounds Read represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.