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Echo: giflib: security update to 5.2.2-1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 457329

Description

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

 - An issue was discovered in giflib through 5.1.4. DumpScreen2RGB in gif2rgb.c has a heap-based buffer over-
 read. (CVE-2020-23922)

Solution

Update the giflib library and its related packages to version 5.2.2-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2020-23922

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 457329

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.06

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-23922

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/21/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-23922