vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2020-23922: Medium priority package update for giflib
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | Apr 22, 2021 | Feb 17, 2025 | Jul 4, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 22, 2021
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 4, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in giflib through 5.1.4. DumpScreen2RGB in gif2rgb.c has a heap-based buffer over-read.
A flaw was found in giflib. A missing check in function DumpScreen2RGB in gif2rgb.c leads to an out-of-bounds read, allowing an attacker to crash the gif2rgb tool. The issue is not in the giflib library, but in the gif2rgb utility program.
A flaw was found in giflib. A missing check in function DumpScreen2RGB in gif2rgb.c leads to an out-of-bounds read, allowing an attacker to crash the gif2rgb tool. The issue is not in the giflib library, but in the gif2rgb utility program.
Solutions
amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-giflibamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-giflib-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-giflib-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-giflib-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-giflib-utilsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-giflib-utils-debuginfo
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