UBUNTU-CVE-2023-48161

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48161
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-48161.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-48161
Upstream
Published
2023-11-22T06:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:56:35Z
Severity
  • 7.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in GifLib Project GifLib v.5.2.1 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information via the DumpSCreen2RGB function in gif2rgb.c

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / giflib

Package

Name
giflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giflib@5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.1.6-11

5.*

5.1.1-0ubuntu1
5.1.1-0.1
5.1.1-0.2
5.1.2-0.1
5.1.2-0.2
5.1.4-0.3~16.04
5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1
5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Is only a crash in a CLI tool",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif7",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / giflib

Package

Name
giflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giflib@5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.4-1
5.1.4-2
5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1
5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Is only a crash in a CLI tool",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif7",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / giflib

Package

Name
giflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giflib@5.1.9-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.4-3ubuntu1
5.1.9-1
5.1.9-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Is only a crash in a CLI tool",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools",
            "binary_version": "5.1.9-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.1.9-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif7",
            "binary_version": "5.1.9-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / giflib

Package

Name
giflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giflib@5.1.9-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.9-2build1
5.1.9-2build2
5.1.9-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Is only a crash in a CLI tool",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools",
            "binary_version": "5.1.9-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.1.9-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif7",
            "binary_version": "5.1.9-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / giflib

Package

Name
giflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giflib@5.2.2-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.2.1-2.5
5.2.2-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Is only a crash in a CLI tool",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools",
            "binary_version": "5.2.2-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.2.2-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif7",
            "binary_version": "5.2.2-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / giflib

Package

Name
giflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giflib@5.2.2-1ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.2.2-1ubuntu1
5.2.2-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Is only a crash in a CLI tool",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools",
            "binary_version": "5.2.2-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.2.2-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif7",
            "binary_version": "5.2.2-1ubuntu2"
        }
    ]
}