CVE-2023-48161

Public on 2023-11-22
Modified on 2025-07-07
Description
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
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 giflib No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Core giflib 2025-09-04 ALAS2-2025-2987 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 giflib 2025-10-14 ALAS2023-2025-1220 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD CVSSv3 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2023-48161 Mitre: CVE-2023-48161