Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-39742
CVE-2023-39742
Description
giflib v5.2.1 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component getarg.c.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:giflib_project:giflib:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:giflib_project:giflib:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =5.2.1
- giflib/giflibdescription
- osv-coords4 versionspkg:rpm/suse/giflib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/giflib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/giflib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/giflib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5
< 5.0.5-13.6.1+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0.5-13.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0.6-13.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0.5-13.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0.5-13.6.1
Patches
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References
5- sourceforge.net/p/giflib/bugs/166/nvdExploitIssue Tracking
- gist.github.com/huanglei3/ec9090096aa92445cf0a8baa8e929084nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O4RLSFGPBPR3FMIUJCWPGVIYIU35YGQX/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OPNBOB65TEA4ZEPLVENI26BY4LEX7TEF/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T5WO6WL2TCGO6T4VKGACDIVSZI74WJAU/nvd
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