CVE catalog
CVE-2018-11489
giflib: CVE-2018-11489
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.47% · Oct 25, 2026
The DGifDecompressLine function in dgif_lib.c in GIFLIB (possibly version 3.0.x), as later shipped in cgif.c in sam2p 0.49.4, has a heap-based buffer overflow because a certain CrntCode array index is not checked. This will lead to a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | giflib | sid | 6.1.3-1 | fixed |
| Debian | giflib | forky | 6.1.3-1 | fixed |
| Debian | giflib | trixie | 5.2.2-1+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | giflib | bookworm | 5.2.1-2.5+deb12u1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | giflib | source | sid | 4.1.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [904113] |
| Debian | giflib | source | forky | 4.1.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [904113] |
| Debian | giflib | source | trixie | 4.1.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [904113] |
| Debian | giflib | source | bookworm | 4.1.4-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [904113] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [giflib-tools]Fixed
Source package: [giflib]
Details (2)
5.2.1-2.5+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.4-1dsa · giflib · debian · bookworm; dsa · giflib · debian · 12
5.2.1-2.5+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.4-1dsa · giflib · debian · bookworm; dsa · giflib · debian · 12
- [libgif7]Fixed
Source package: [giflib]
Details (2)
5.2.1-2.5+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.4-1dsa · giflib · debian · bookworm; dsa · giflib · debian · 12
5.2.1-2.5+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.4-1dsa · giflib · debian · bookworm; dsa · giflib · debian · 12
- [libgif-dev]Fixed
Source package: [giflib]
Details (2)
5.2.1-2.5+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.4-1dsa · giflib · debian · bookworm; dsa · giflib · debian · 12
5.2.1-2.5+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.1.4-1dsa · giflib · debian · bookworm; dsa · giflib · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [giflib-tools]Fixed
Source package: [giflib]
Details (2)
5.2.2-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.4-1dsa · giflib · debian · 13
5.2.2-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.4-1dsa · giflib · debian · 13
- [libgif7]Fixed
Source package: [giflib]
Details (2)
5.2.2-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.4-1dsa · giflib · debian · 13
5.2.2-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.4-1dsa · giflib · debian · 13
- [libgif-dev]Fixed
Source package: [giflib]
Details (2)
5.2.2-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.4-1dsa · giflib · debian · 13
5.2.2-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.1.4-1dsa · giflib · debian · 13
Observed: