What is CVE-2024-45993?

CVE-2024-45993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Giflib_project Giflib, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2024-45993?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-45993 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Giflib_project Giflib

CVE-2024-45993

Giflib Project v5.2.2 is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow via gif2rgb.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (35.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Giflib_project Giflib — versions 5.2.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45993?: CVE-2024-45993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Giflib_project Giflib, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-45993?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-45993 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.