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Out-of-Bounds Affecting giflib package, versions *

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.84% (89th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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SUSE
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-GIFLIB-429793
  • published 21 Apr 2016
  • disclosed 21 Apr 2016
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Introduced: 21 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-3977 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-119 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:8 giflib.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream giflib package and not the giflib package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in util/gif2rgb.c in gif2rgb in giflib 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via the background color index in a GIF file.