ubuntu-cve-2023-48161
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-11-22 06:15
Modified
2026-01-20 05:10
Summary
Details

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in GifLib Project GifLib v.5.2.1 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information via the DumpSCreen2RGB function in gif2rgb.c

Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Buffer Overflow vulnerability in GifLib Project GifLib v.5.2.1 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information via the DumpSCreen2RGB function in gif2rgb.c",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-48161",
  "modified": "2026-01-20T05:10:24Z",
  "published": "2023-11-22T06:15:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-48161"
    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/tacetool/TACE#cve-2023-48161"
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    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2023-48161"
  ],
  "withdrawn": "2026-04-20T07:44:12Z"
}



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