An issue was discovered in giflib through 5.1.4.
Priority LOW 36CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
An issue was discovered in giflib through 5.1.4. DumpScreen2RGB in gif2rgb.c has a heap-based buffer over-read.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02237 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:giflib_project:giflib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.1.4 | Vulnerable | Giflib Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:bookkeeper:4.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.12.1 | Vulnerable | Apache |
- cpe:2.3:a:giflib_project:giflib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.1.4 Vulnerable ·Giflib Project
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:bookkeeper:4.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.12.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:4128 Released 2026-03-09 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Inference Server Model Optimization Tools 3.2.2 (CUDA)
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:4128 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-23922
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6xhw-5p38-q4xw
References
Other 2
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210628 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20210629 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2746: Security Vulnerabilities in CentOS 7 image, Upgrade image to CentOS 8
Sources
- CVE-2020-23922 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-23922 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6xhw-5p38-q4xw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-23922 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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