CVE-2016-3977
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.73%Published: 4/21/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/giflibfrom 0, < 5.1.4-r0
- Debian/giflibfrom 0, < 5.1.4-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |