CVE-2026-23868 (GCVE-0-2026-23868)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-10 18:53 – Updated: 2026-03-11 15:44
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Summary
Giflib contains a double-free vulnerability that is the result of a shallow copy in GifMakeSavedImage and incorrect error handling. The conditions needed to trigger this vulnerability are difficult but may be possible.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
giflib giflib Affected: 5.0.0 , ≤ 6.1.1 (semver)
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