Echo: giflib: security update to 5.2.2-1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 460853

Description

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

- 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)

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-2023-48161

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 460853

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.04

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-48161

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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: 3/22/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-48161