giflib: Use-after-free in gifcolor utility
Published Jan 23, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.63%
Description
Multiple use-after-free and double-free vulnerabilities in gifcolor.c in GIFLIB 5.1.2 have unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.1.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
giflib
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
giflib
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
giflib
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) Operational Tools
phantomjs
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools
phantomjs
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | giflib | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | giflib | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | giflib | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) Operational Tools | phantomjs | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools | phantomjs | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of giflib as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01631) | 75.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01631) | 73.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 54.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 59.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 58.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 56.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3177 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314438 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3177
- https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/bugs/83/ x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3177
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/12 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3177 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314438 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3177 | ||
| https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/bugs/83/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3177 |
Change history (0)
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