5.5

CVE-2023-39742: giflib_project giflib Classic Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2023-39742MGASA-2023-0278UBUNTU-CVE-2023-39742
Published 25-08-2023Last modified 02-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-39742 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in giflib_project giflib. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3
SUSE-SU-2024:2607-1SUSE-SU-2026:1005-1USN-6824-1

Timeline

  1. 25-08-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

27%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.35% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (sourceforge.net)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mageia2 products
  • giflib< 5.2.1-5.2.mga8
  • giflib< 5.2.1-7.1.mga9
Alpine1 product
  • giflib< 5.2.2-r0
Debian1 product
  • giflibAll versions (No fix recorded)
Giflib_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • giflib< 5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1 | < 5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 | < 5.1.9-1ubuntu0.1

5 vendors · 6 products

References

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