Buffer Overflow Affecting giflib package, versions <0:5.2.1-9.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-GIFLIB-6033443
  • published25 Oct 2023
  • disclosed25 Aug 2023

Introduced: 25 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-39742  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 giflib to version 0:5.2.1-9.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-386.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream giflib package and not the giflib package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

giflib v5.2.1 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component getarg.c.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1