CVE-2016-3177
CriticalSummary
Multiple use-after-free and double-free vulnerabilities in gifcolor.c in GIFLIB 5.1.2 have unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Risk Assessment
These vulnerabilities may lead to unexpected application behavior, posing risks to system integrity and availability.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the GIFLIB library to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with these vulnerabilities.
Other vulnerabilities in GIFLIB 5.1.2
See all- CVE-2026-26740High
A buffer overflow vulnerability in giflib version 5.2.2. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service via the EGifGCBToExtension function, which overwrites an existing Graphic Control Extension block without validating its allocated size.
- CVE-2026-23868Medium
Giflib contains a double-free vulnerability resulting from a shallow copy in GifMakeSavedImage and improper error handling. The conditions to trigger this vulnerability are difficult but possible.
- CVE-2024-45993Medium
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in Giflib Project version 5.2.2 via the gif2rgb utility. The issue occurs when processing specially crafted GIF files, potentially leading to program crashes.
- CVE-2023-39742Medium
Version 5.2.1 of giflib contains a segmentation fault in the getarg.c component, which may lead to unexpected application behavior.
Original NVD description (English source)
Multiple use-after-free and double-free vulnerabilities in gifcolor.c in GIFLIB 5.1.2 have unspecified impact and attack vectors.