vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-4107-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "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",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3977",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11490",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15133"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2019-08-20T15:25:54Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:37Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "giflib",
        "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": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "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": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2019-15133",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "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": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "giflib",
        "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": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgif7",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
          "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": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "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": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2019-15133",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "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": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ]
}