SB2016042104 - Heap-based buffer overflow in GIFLIB
Published: April 21, 2016 Updated: September 6, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016042104
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3977)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the gif2rgb() function (util/gif2rgb.c) in giflib 5.1.2. A remote attacker can use background color index in a GIF file to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://bugs.fi/fuzzing/index.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00079.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00084.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00019.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88103
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1325771
- https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/bugs/87/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/code/ci/ea8dbc5786862a3e16a5acfa3d24e2c2f608cd88/