# giflib-tools 5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1: giflib-tools 5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 for Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic)

giflib-tools 5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1, released August 25, 2023, fixes 3 CVEs in giflib-tools. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. The product is no longer supported.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-giflib-tools-5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1-esm1
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Aug 25, 2023
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2021-40633, high severity)
- CVEs: 3, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [giflib-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/giflib-tools.md) | Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2021-40633](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2021-40633.md) | High | giflib: A memory leak (out-of-memory) in gif2rgb in util/gif2rgb.c in giflib 5.1.4 allows remote attackers trigger an out of... | 8.8 | 0.0172 |  |
| [CVE-2022-28506](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-28506.md) | Routine | giflib-tools: There is a heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB 5.2.1 function DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45. | 5.5 | 0.0125 |  |
| [CVE-2023-39742](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-39742.md) | Routine | giflib: giflib v5.2.1 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component getarg.c. | n/a | 0.0035 |  |

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