SUSE update for giflib

Published: 2024-07-26

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-28506 CVE-2023-39742
CWE-ID	CWE-122 CWE-119
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system libgif6-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libgif6-debuginfo-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libgif6-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libgif6 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component giflib-progs-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component giflib-progs Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component giflib-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component giflib-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU87207

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28506

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the DumpScreen2RGB() function in gif2rgb.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package giflib to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libgif6-32bit: before 5.0.5-13.6.1

libgif6-debuginfo-32bit: before 5.0.5-13.6.1

libgif6-debuginfo: before 5.0.5-13.6.1

libgif6: before 5.0.5-13.6.1

giflib-progs-debuginfo: before 5.0.5-13.6.1

giflib-progs: before 5.0.5-13.6.1

giflib-devel: before 5.0.5-13.6.1

giflib-debugsource: before 5.0.5-13.6.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242607-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU80867

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39742

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption