CVE-2011-2485: Gnome Gdk-Pixbuf

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 3.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The gdk_pixbuf__gif_image_load function in gdk-pixbuf/io-gif.c in gdk-pixbuf before 2.23.5 does not properly handle certain return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted GIF image file.

Affected products

• Gnome Gdk-Pixbuf: up to and including 2.23.3; version 2.22.1 only

Published 2012-07-03. Last modified 2026-06-16.