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Alpine: multiple giflib packages: security update to 5.2.2-r0
high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 423947
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:- A memory leak (out-of-memory) in gif2rgb in util/gif2rgb.c in giflib 5.1.4 allows remote attackers trigger
an out of memory exception or denial of service via a gif format file. (CVE-2021-40633)
- giflib v5.2.1 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component getarg.c. (CVE-2023-39742)
- Buffer Overflow vulnerability in GifLib Project GifLib v.5.2.1 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive
information via the DumpSCreen2RGB function in gif2rgb.c (CVE-2023-48161)
See Also
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-40633
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 423947
Version: Revision 1.8
Type: Local
Published: 4/4/2025
Updated: 7/2/2026
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.9
Percentile: 57.15
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Temporal Score: 4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-40633
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2022