Memory Leak Affecting giflib package, versions <5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-GIFLIB-2928790
  • published16 Jun 2022
  • disclosed14 Jun 2022

Introduced: 14 Jun 2022

CVE-2021-40633  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 giflib to version 5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A memory leak (out-of-memory) in gif2rgb in util/gif2rgb.c in giflib 5.1.4 allows remote attackers trigger an out of memory exception or denial of service via a gif format file.

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