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ALPINE-CVE-2022-28506

There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45.

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A weakness called ALPINE-CVE-2022-28506 was discovered in There is a heap-buffer-overflow. Severity is Info. Low severity or not yet rated. What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "There is a heap-buffer-overflow ALPINE-CVE-2022-28506".
ALPINE-CVE-2022-28506 (There is a heap-buffer-overflow). Severity: Info. Response plan: 1. Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release. 2. If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS). 3. If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc. 4. Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE. PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
❓ What is the problem
A weakness (ALPINE-CVE-2022-28506) in There is a heap-buffer-overflow. A serious software flaw has been identified.
📍 Affected scope
Target versions of There is a heap-buffer-overflow (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.
🔥 Severity
Severity: Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.
🔍 Detection
Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.17 giflib
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.2.1-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.18 giflib
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.2.1-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.19 giflib
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.2.1-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.20 giflib
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.2.1-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.21 giflib
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.2.1-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.22 giflib
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.2.1-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.23 giflib
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.2.1-r2"}]}]
Alpine:v3.24 giflib
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.2.1-r2"}]}]

References

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