UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45993

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-45993
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45993.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45993
Upstream
Published
2024-09-30T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T05:12:21Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

Giflib Project v5.2.2 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow via gif2rgb.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

giflib

Package

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

Ubuntu:25.10

giflib

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

5.*

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"
        }
    ]
}

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"
        }
    ]
}