{"id":"USN-4107-1","summary":"giflib vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that GIFLIB incorrectly handled certain GIF files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\nThis issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-3977)\n\nIt was discovered that GIFLIB incorrectly handled certain GIF files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2018-11490, CVE-2019-15133)\n","modified":"2026-04-22T09:59:59.391542Z","published":"2019-08-20T15:25:54Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3977","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11490","UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15133"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-3977","CVE-2018-11490","CVE-2019-15133","UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3977","UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11490","UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15133"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4107-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3977"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11490"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15133"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"giflib","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/giflib@5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1"}]}],"versions":["4.1.6-11","5.1.1-0ubuntu1","5.1.1-0.1","5.1.1-0.2","5.1.2-0.1","5.1.2-0.2","5.1.4-0.3~16.04"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"giflib-tools","binary_version":"5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"libgif7","binary_version":"5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2018-11490","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"low","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2019-15133","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4107-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"giflib","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/giflib@5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1"}]}],"versions":["5.1.4-1","5.1.4-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1","binary_name":"giflib-tools"},{"binary_name":"libgif7","binary_version":"5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2016-3977","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}]},{"id":"CVE-2018-11490","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"low","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2019-15133","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4107-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}