There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45.

The version of giflib installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2022-28506 advisory.

  - There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45.
    (CVE-2022-28506)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:2607-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2022-28506: Fixed heap buffer overflow in function DumpScreen2RGB() (bsc#1198880)
    - CVE-2023-39742: Fixed segmentation fault via the component getarg.c (bsc#1214678)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6824-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that GIFLIB incorrectly handled certain GIF files. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-40633, CVE-2022-28506, CVE-2023-39742)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:0786-1 advisory.

  - A memory leak (out-of-memory) in gif2rgb in util/gif2rgb.c in giflib 5.1.4 allows remote attackers trigger     an out of memory exception or denial of service via a gif format file. (CVE-2021-40633)

  - There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45.
    (CVE-2022-28506)

  - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in GifLib Project GifLib v.5.2.1 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive     information via the DumpSCreen2RGB function in gif2rgb.c (CVE-2023-48161)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-075 advisory.

    2024-01-19: CVE-2020-23922 was added to this advisory.

    An issue was discovered in giflib through 5.1.4. DumpScreen2RGB in gif2rgb.c has a heap-based buffer over-     read. (CVE-2020-23922)

    There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45.
    (CVE-2022-28506)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the giflib package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45.
    (CVE-2022-28506)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the giflib packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45.
    (CVE-2022-28506)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
209174	CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: giflib (CVE-2022-28506)	Nessus	MarinerOS Local Security Checks	medium
204792	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : giflib (SUSE-SU-2024:2607-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
200257	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 : GIFLIB vulnerabilities (USN-6824-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
196229	RHEL 6 : giflib (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
196226	RHEL 7 : giflib (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
191698	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : giflib (SUSE-SU-2024:0786-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
173083	Amazon Linux 2023 : giflib, giflib-devel, giflib-utils (ALAS2023-2023-075)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
166632	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : giflib (EulerOS-SA-2022-2606)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
165859	EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : giflib (EulerOS-SA-2022-2458)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
165073	EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : giflib (EulerOS-SA-2022-2285)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
165052	EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : giflib (EulerOS-SA-2022-2314)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
164219	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : giflib (EulerOS-SA-2022-2267)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium

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