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TI-2023-19254 Aliases CVE-2023-37748GHSA-j64c-qhgp-m2v8

ngiflib commit 5e7292 was discovered to contain an infinite loop via the function DecodeGifImg at ngiflib.c.

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

ngiflib commit 5e7292 was discovered to contain an infinite loop via the function DecodeGifImg at ngiflib.c.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0028 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:ngiflib:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableminiupnp project
  • cpe:2.3:a:miniupnp_project:ngiflib:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·miniupnp project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-37748
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j64c-qhgp-m2v8

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2022-12960 An issue was discovered in ngiflib 0.4. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2023-20300 ngiflib commit 84a75 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-20299 ngiflib commit fb271 was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the function… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2020-14849 An issue was discovered in GetByte function in miniupnp ngiflib version 0.4, allows local… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2018-08282 ngiflib.c in MiniUPnP ngiflib 0.4 has a heap-based buffer over-read in GifIndexToTrueColor. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-08281 ngiflib.c in MiniUPnP ngiflib 0.4 has a stack-based buffer overflow in DecodeGifImg. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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