CVE-2008-0985

high

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the GIF library in the WebKit framework for Google Android SDK m3-rc37a and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file whose logical screen height and width are different than the actual height and width.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40998

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489135/100/0/threaded

http://www.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2148

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3727

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/03/android-sdk-update-m5-rc15-released.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-03-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04592