UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3977

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / giflib

Package

Name: giflib
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/giflib@5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.4-1

5.1.4-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libgif-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libgif7"
        }
    ]
}