Out-of-Bounds Affecting giflib package, versions <5.1.2-0.1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.22% (61st percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
5.6 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-GIFLIB-429807
  • published 13 Apr 2016
  • disclosed 13 Apr 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 giflib to version 5.1.2-0.1 or higher.

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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in giffix.c in giffix in giflib 5.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (program crash) via crafted image and logical screen width fields in a GIF file.