CVE-2023-39742

Summary

CVE-2023-39742 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting the giflib v5.2.1 library. This issue stems from a segmentation fault in the getarg.c component. An attacker can potentially exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious GIF file that, upon processing, triggers the segmentation fault. This could lead to arbitrary code execution or a denial-of-service condition, posing a significant risk to systems using the affected library. It is recommended that users update to the latest version of giflib or take other appropriate measures to mitigate this risk.

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