CVE Catalog
CVE-2023-39742
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk0.33%
24th percentile - higher than 24% of all known CVEs
Summary
Version 5.2.1 of giflib contains a segmentation fault in the getarg.c component, which may lead to unexpected application behavior.
Risk Assessment
The segmentation fault could allow attackers to execute remote code or crash the application, posing a risk to system stability.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the giflib library to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
giflib v5.2.1 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component getarg.c.