CVE catalog
CVE-2021-45972
giftrans: CVE-2021-45972
- Severity
- Low
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.99% · Oct 25, 2026
The giftrans function in giftrans 1.12.2 contains a stack-based buffer overflow because a value inside the input file determines the amount of data to write. This allows an attacker to overwrite up to 250 bytes outside of the allocated buffer with arbitrary data.
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 | giftrans | sid | 1.12.2-22 | vulnerable |
| Debian | giftrans | forky | 1.12.2-22 | vulnerable |
| Debian | giftrans | trixie | 1.12.2-20 | vulnerable |
| Debian | giftrans | bookworm | 1.12.2-19 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | giftrans | source | sid | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [1002739] |
| Debian | giftrans | source | forky | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [1002739] |
| Debian | giftrans | source | trixie | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [1002739] |
| Debian | giftrans | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | [1002739] |