Out-of-bounds Write Affecting giflib-utils-debuginfo package, versions <0:5.2.1-9.amzn2023


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-GIFLIBUTILSDEBUGINFO-3347801
  • published7 Mar 2023
  • disclosed25 Apr 2022

Introduced: 25 Apr 2022

CVE-2022-28506  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 giflib-utils-debuginfo to version 0:5.2.1-9.amzn2023 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-075.

NVD Description

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

There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45.

CVSS Scores

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