USN-4107-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4107-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4107-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4107-1
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Published
2019-08-20T15:25:54.641966Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:52:19.342292Z
Summary
giflib vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that GIFLIB incorrectly handled certain GIF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-3977)

It was discovered that GIFLIB incorrectly handled certain GIF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-11490, CVE-2019-15133)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / giflib

Package

Name
giflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giflib@5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.1.6-11

5.*

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 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "giflib-dbg",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif7",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif7-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / giflib

Package

Name
giflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giflib@5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.4-1
5.1.4-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif7",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif7-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}