UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3977

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3977

    Published: 21 Apr 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-3977
    Aliases:
    USN-4107-1

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in util/gif2rgb.c in gif2rgb in giflib 5.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via the background color index in a GIF file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3977, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4107-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3977

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: giflib

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1

    Affected versions

    5.1.4-1
    5.1.4-2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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