CVE-2016-3977
Published: 21 April 2016
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.
Priority
Low
CVSS 3 base score: 5.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
giflib Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) |
Released
(5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1)
|
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| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Not vulnerable
(5.1.4-0.3)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
|
Patches: Upstream: https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/code/ci/ea8dbc5786862a3e16a5acfa3d24e2c2f608cd88/ |
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Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | out of bounds read |
| mdeslaur | looks like this was fixed in 5.1.4-0.3 but then the patch got dropped again in 5.1.4-0.4 although it's still needed, contrary to the note in the changelog |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3977
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4107-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian