CVE-2016-3977: giflib_project giflib

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-3977 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in giflib_project giflib. EPSS estimates a 2.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 21-04-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.