debian · CVE-2016-3977

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Priority: not yet assigned Published: Updated: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 01:58:25 GMT

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CVE-2016-3977 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (giflib), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

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.

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