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.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2016-3977)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - 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. (CVE-2016-3977)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:1970-2 advisory.

    - CVE-2019-15133: Fixed a divide-by-zero exception in the decoder function DGifSlurp in dgif_lib.c if the     height field of the ImageSize data structure is equal to zero (bsc#1146299).
    - CVE-2018-11490: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in DGifDecompressLine function in dgif_lib.c     (bsc#1094832).
    - CVE-2016-3977: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in gif2rgb (bsc#974847).

    Update to version 5.2.1

      * In gifbuild.c, avoid a core dump on no color map.
      * Restore inadvertently removed library version numbers in Makefile.

    Changes in version 5.2.0

      * The undocumented and deprecated GifQuantizeBuffer() entry point         has been moved to the util library to reduce libgif size and attack         surface. Applications needing this function are couraged to link the         util library or make their own copy.
      * The following obsolete utility programs are no longer installed:
        gifecho, giffilter, gifinto, gifsponge. These were either installed in         error or have been obsolesced by modern image-transformmation tools         like ImageMagick convert. They may be removed entirely in a future         release.
      * Address SourceForge issue #136: Stack-buffer-overflow in gifcolor.c:84
      * Address SF bug #134: Giflib fails to slurp significant number of gifs
      * Apply SPDX convention for license tagging.

    Changes in version 5.1.9

      * The documentation directory now includes an HTMlified version of the         GIF89 standard, and a more detailed description of how LZW compression         is applied to GIFs.
      * Address SF bug #129: The latest version of giflib cannot be build on windows.
      * Address SF bug #126: Cannot compile giflib using c89

    Changes in version 5.1.8

      * Address SF bug #119: MemorySanitizer: FPE on unknown address (CVE-2019-15133 bsc#1146299)
      * Address SF bug #125: 5.1.7: xmlto is still required for tarball
      * Address SF bug #124: 5.1.7: ar invocation is not crosscompile compatible
      * Address SF bug #122: 5.1.7 installs manpages to wrong directory
      * Address SF bug #121: make: getversion: Command not found
      * Address SF bug #120: 5.1.7 does not build a proper library - no

    Changes in version 5.1.7
      * Correct a minor packaging error (superfluous symlinks) in the 5.1.6 tarballs.

    Changes in version 5.1.6
      * Fix library installation in the Makefile.

    Changes in version 5.1.5
      * Fix SF bug #114: Null dereferences in main() of gifclrmp
      * Fix SF bug #113: Heap Buffer Overflow-2 in function DGifDecompressLine()         in cgif.c.  This had been assigned (CVE-2018-11490 bsc#1094832).
      * Fix SF bug #111: segmentation fault in PrintCodeBlock
      * Fix SF bug #109: Segmentation fault of giftool reading a crafted file
      * Fix SF bug #107: Floating point exception in giftext utility
      * Fix SF bug #105: heap buffer overflow in DumpScreen2RGB in gif2rgb.c:317
      * Fix SF bug #104: Ineffective bounds check in DGifSlurp
      * Fix SF bug #103: GIFLIB 5.1.4: DGifSlurp fails on empty comment
      * Fix SF bug #87: Heap buffer overflow in 5.1.2 (gif2rgb). (CVE-2016-3977 bsc#974847)
      * The horrible old autoconf build system has been removed with extreme prejudice.
        You now build this simply by running 'make' from the top-level directory.


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:1565-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2019-15133: Fixed a divide-by-zero exception in the decoder function DGifSlurp in dgif_lib.c if the     height field of the ImageSize data structure is equal to zero (bsc#1146299).
    - CVE-2018-11490: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in DGifDecompressLine function in dgif_lib.c     (bsc#1094832).
    - CVE-2016-3977: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in gif2rgb (bsc#974847).

    Update to version 5.2.1
      * In gifbuild.c, avoid a core dump on no color map.
      * Restore inadvertently removed library version numbers in Makefile.

    Changes in version 5.2.0
      * The undocumented and deprecated GifQuantizeBuffer() entry point         has been moved to the util library to reduce libgif size and attack         surface. Applications needing this function are couraged to link the         util library or make their own copy.
      * The following obsolete utility programs are no longer installed:
        gifecho, giffilter, gifinto, gifsponge. These were either installed in         error or have been obsolesced by modern image-transformmation tools         like ImageMagick convert. They may be removed entirely in a future         release.
      * Address SourceForge issue #136: Stack-buffer-overflow in gifcolor.c:84
      * Address SF bug #134: Giflib fails to slurp significant number of gifs
      * Apply SPDX convention for license tagging.

    Changes in version 5.1.9
      * The documentation directory now includes an HTMlified version of the         GIF89 standard, and a more detailed description of how LZW compression         is applied to GIFs.
      * Address SF bug #129: The latest version of giflib cannot be build on windows.
      * Address SF bug #126: Cannot compile giflib using c89

    Changes in version 5.1.8
      * Address SF bug #119: MemorySanitizer: FPE on unknown address (CVE-2019-15133 bsc#1146299)
      * Address SF bug #125: 5.1.7: xmlto is still required for tarball
      * Address SF bug #124: 5.1.7: ar invocation is not crosscompile compatible
      * Address SF bug #122: 5.1.7 installs manpages to wrong directory
      * Address SF bug #121: make: getversion: Command not found
      * Address SF bug #120: 5.1.7 does not build a proper library - no

    Changes in version 5.1.7
      * Correct a minor packaging error (superfluous symlinks) in the 5.1.6 tarballs.

    Changes in version 5.1.6
      * Fix library installation in the Makefile.

    Changes in version 5.1.5
      * Fix SF bug #114: Null dereferences in main() of gifclrmp
      * Fix SF bug #113: Heap Buffer Overflow-2 in function DGifDecompressLine()         in cgif.c.  This had been assigned (CVE-2018-11490 bsc#1094832).
      * Fix SF bug #111: segmentation fault in PrintCodeBlock
      * Fix SF bug #109: Segmentation fault of giftool reading a crafted file
      * Fix SF bug #107: Floating point exception in giftext utility
      * Fix SF bug #105: heap buffer overflow in DumpScreen2RGB in gif2rgb.c:317
      * Fix SF bug #104: Ineffective bounds check in DGifSlurp
      * Fix SF bug #103: GIFLIB 5.1.4: DGifSlurp fails on empty comment
      * Fix SF bug #87: Heap buffer overflow in 5.1.2 (gif2rgb). (CVE-2016-3977 bsc#974847)
      * The horrible old autoconf build system has been removed with extreme prejudice.
        You now build this simply by running 'make' from the top-level directory.


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the giflib package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Heap-based buffer overflow in giffix.c in giffix in     giflib 5.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of     service (program crash) via crafted image and logical     screen width fields in a GIF file.(CVE-2015-7555)

  - 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.(CVE-2016-3977)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the giflib package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - In GIFLIB before 2019-02-16, a malformed GIF file     triggers a divide-by-zero exception in the decoder     function DGifSlurp in dgif_lib.c if the height field of     the ImageSize data structure is equal to     zero.(CVE-2019-15133)

  - Heap-based buffer overflow in giffix.c in giffix in     giflib 5.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of     service (program crash) via crafted image and logical     screen width fields in a GIF file.(CVE-2015-7555)

  - 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.(CVE-2016-3977)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the giflib package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - 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.(CVE-2016-3977)

  - Heap-based buffer overflow in giffix.c in giffix in     giflib 5.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of     service (program crash) via crafted image and logical     screen width fields in a GIF file.(CVE-2015-7555)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the giflib package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - giflib is a library for reading and writing gif     images.Security Fix(es):In GIFLIB before 2019-02-16, a     malformed GIF file triggers a divide-by-zero exception     in the decoder function DGifSlurp in dgif_lib.c if the     height field of the ImageSize data structure is equal     to zero.(CVE-2019-15133)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.(CVE-2016-3977)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4107-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that GIFLIB incorrectly handled certain GIF files. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-3977)

    It was discovered that GIFLIB incorrectly handled certain GIF files. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-11490, CVE-2019-15133)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

giflib was updated to fix one security issue.

This security issue was fixed :

  - CVE-2016-3977: Heap buffer overflow in gif2rgb     (bsc#974847).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

giflib was updated to fix one security issue.

This security issue was fixed :

  - CVE-2016-3977: Heap buffer overflow in gif2rgb     (bsc#974847).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update fixes the following issue :

Heap buffer overflow in gif2rgb (CVE-2016-3977)

giflib was updated to fix one security issue.

This security issue was fixed :

  - CVE-2016-3977: Heap buffer overflow in gif2rgb     (bsc#974847).

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
219612	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-3977	Nessus	Misc.	medium
404592	Alpine: giflib: security update to 5.1.4-r0	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	medium
404592	Alpine: giflib: security update to 5.1.4-r0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	medium
400977	Alpine: multiple giflib packages: security update to 5.1.2-r0 (deprecated)	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	medium
400977	Alpine: multiple giflib packages: security update to 5.1.2-r0 (deprecated)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	medium
174708	SUSE SLES15 Security Update : giflib (SUSE-SU-2023:1970-2)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
160715	SUSE SLED15: giflib-devel / giflib-devel-32bit / giflib-progs / libgif7 / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:1565-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
132122	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : giflib (EulerOS-SA-2019-2587)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
131651	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : giflib (EulerOS-SA-2019-2498)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
130861	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : giflib (EulerOS-SA-2019-2152)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
130813	EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : giflib (EulerOS-SA-2019-2104)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
128050	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : GIFLIB vulnerabilities (USN-4107-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
90908	openSUSE Security Update : giflib (openSUSE-2016-556)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
90756	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : giflib (SUSE-SU-2016:1140-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
90755	SUSE SLES11 Security Update : giflib (SUSE-SU-2016:1139-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
90612	openSUSE Security Update : giflib (openSUSE-2016-497)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
90611	openSUSE Security Update : giflib (openSUSE-2016-492)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium

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