Medium severity · published Sep 30, 2024
CVE-2024-45993
Giflib Project v5.2.2 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow via gif2rgb
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Giflib Project v5.2.2 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow via gif2rgb.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
Giflib · Giflib Project
5.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45993
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45993
Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.com/mthandazo/project-pov
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