CVE-2023-39742

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—Elevated

5.5

giflib v5.2.1 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component getarg.c.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 8.3%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 25, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (10)

cve@mitrehttps://gist.github.com/huanglei3/ec9090096aa92445cf0a8baa8e929084
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O4RLSFGPBPR3FMIUJCWPGVIYIU35YGQX/
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OPNBOB65TEA4ZEPLVENI26BY4LEX7TEF/
cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T5WO6WL2TCGO6T4VKGACDIVSZI74WJAU/
cve@mitrehttps://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/bugs/166/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://gist.github.com/huanglei3/ec9090096aa92445cf0a8baa8e929084
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O4RLSFGPBPR3FMIUJCWPGVIYIU35YGQX/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OPNBOB65TEA4ZEPLVENI26BY4LEX7TEF/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T5WO6WL2TCGO6T4VKGACDIVSZI74WJAU/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/bugs/166/

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	libgif7 (5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1) @ xenial	2026-05-24	ubuntu

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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size (Classic Buffer Overflow)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-39742?

CVE-2023-39742 is a medium vulnerability published on August 25, 2023. giflib v5.2.1 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component getarg.c.

When was CVE-2023-39742 disclosed?

CVE-2023-39742 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 25, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-39742 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-39742 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 8.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-39742?

CVE-2023-39742 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-39742?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-39742, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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