CVE-2023-46009 Denial of service in n/a
A floating point exception in gifsicle allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted GIF files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-46009?
CVE-2023-46009 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
gifsicle-1.94 was found to have a floating point exception (FPE) vulnerability via resize_stream at src/xform.c.
Weakness: CWE-697
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46009?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (3)
gifsicle SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 1.95-bp155.3.6.1 |
gifsicle openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 1.95-bp155.3.6.1 |
gifsicle openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 1.95-1.1 |
Products include Lcdf Gifsicle.
How do I fix CVE-2023-46009?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-46009 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-46009 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46009, GHSA-jv9p-xg7j-p65c, MGASA-2024-0202, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46009, openSUSE-SU-2024:0146-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:13712-1.