CVE-2024-45993
Giflib Project v5.2.2 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow via gif2rgb.
Giflib Project v5.2.2 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow via gif2rgb.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Giflib Project v5.2.2 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow via gif2rgb.
- Record
CVE-2024-45993- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-41672
Giflib Project v5.2.2 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow via gif2rgb.
- Record
EUVD-2024-41672- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pp67-vh85-488h
Giflib Project v5.2.2 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow via gif2rgb.
Giflib Project v5.2.2 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow via gif2rgb.
- Record
GHSA-pp67-vh85-488h- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Giflib Project v5.2.2 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow via gif2rgb.
- Record
CVE-2024-45993- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-787, CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Giflib Project v5.2.2 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow via gif2rgb.
- Record
CVE-2024-45993- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-45993
Giflib Project v5.2.2 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow via gif2rgb.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45993- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVJLSEC-2026-820
Giflib Project v5.2.2 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow via gif2rgb.
- Record
JLSEC-2026-820- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45993
Giflib Project v5.2.2 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow via gif2rgb.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45993- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
giflibDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.1-2.55.2.1-2.5+deb12u15.2.2-16.1.3-1 |
None known |
giflibDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.2-15.2.2-1+deb13u16.1.3-1 |
None known |
giflibDebian:14 |
before 6.1.3-1, plus listed versions 5.2.2-1 |
6.1.3-1 |
Giflib_jllJulia |
5.2.2+0 up to 6.1.3+0 | 6.1.3+0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-45993 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Giflib Project Giflib, published September 30, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in giflib 6.1.3-1.