On Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:18:52 GMT, Timofei Fedotov <[email protected]> wrote:

> SplashDecodeGif() uses gif->SBackGroundColor as an index into 
> colorMap->Colors when handling GIF_DISPOSE_BACKGND.
> 
> The background colour index is read from the GIF Logical Screen Descriptor 
> and may contain a value from 0 to 255. The value is not validated against 
> colorMap->ColorCount before indexing the colour table. A malformed GIF with a 
> small colour table and an out-of-range SBackGroundColor can therefore cause 
> an out-of-bounds heap read.
> 
> For example, a GIF with a colour table containing two entries and 
> SBackGroundColor = 255 causes colorMap->Colors[255] to be accessed. The 
> resulting colour value is subsequently used to fill the disposed frame 
> background, exposing adjacent heap contents in the rendered splash image.
> 
> Add a bounds check ensuring SBackGroundColor is within ColorCount before 
> indexing the colour table.
> 
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This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: 73aa91b5
Author:    Timofei Fedotov <[email protected]>
Committer: Artem Semenov <[email protected]>
URL:       
https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/commit/73aa91b52016b37b89900d7d7ace5433a084af2a
Stats:     116 lines in 2 files changed: 115 ins; 0 del; 1 mod

8393264: SplashDecodeGif may read past GIF colour table

Reviewed-by: prr, asemenov

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/33145

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