CVE-2011-2485

Exp

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.

Published: 2012-07-03 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-2485 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.13%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.42% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-2485

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-2485

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.71% 3.13% +2.42%
2 2025-03-30 1.21% 0.71% -0.50%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.21% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-2485

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-2485

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-2485

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2011-2485 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gdk-pixbuf), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-2485
gentoo normal CVE-2011-2485: 2 GLSA(s) (201206-11, 201206-20), 2 atom(s) (net-im/pidgin, x11-libs/gdk-pixbuf); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2011-2485
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2485
suse medium CVE-2011-2485 severity moderate: SUSE including 76 source package names (gdk-pixbuf-0.22.0-294.26.1, gdk-pixbuf-32bit-0.22.0-294.26.1, …), 165 product×package rows across 37 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, … (37 product lines)): Fixed 165. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2485/
ubuntu low CVE-2011-2485 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gdk-pixbuf), 9 status rows across 9 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): not-affected 4, ignored 3, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-2485

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-2485

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome gdk-pixbuf <= 2.23.3 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
gnome gdk-pixbuf 2.22.1 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:2.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-2485

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