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Fencer Vulns
low 2.6

CVE-2005-2974 json

libungif library before 4.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted GIF file that triggers a null dereference.

published 2005-11-04 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2974

cvss
2.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.6%
EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

libungif library before 4.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted GIF file that triggers a null dereference.

Patch / fix

  • giflib Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.1.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2974

  • giflib RHEL 5 4.1.3-7.1.el5_3.1
  • giflib-utils RHEL 5 4.1.3-7.1.el5_3.1
  • libungif RHEL 3 4.1.0-15.el3.3
  • libungif RHEL 4 4.1.3-1.el4.2
  • libungif-progs RHEL 4 4.1.3-1.el4.2

red hat advisories RHSA-2009:0444RHSA-2005:828

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-2974 updated

giflib/libunfig: NULL pointer dereference crash

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 libungif 4.1.0-15.el3.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:828
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) giflib 4.1.3-7.1.el5_3.1, giflib-utils 4.1.3-7.1.el5_3.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0444
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 libungif 4.1.0-15.el3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 libungif 4.1.3-1.el4.2, libungif-progs 4.1.3-1.el4.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:828
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) giflib 4.1.3-7.1.el5_3.1, giflib-utils 4.1.3-7.1.el5_3.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0444
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 libungif 4.1.3-1.el4.2, libungif-progs 4.1.3-1.el4.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:828
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) giflib 4.1.3-7.1.el5_3.1, giflib-utils 4.1.3-7.1.el5_3.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2009:0444
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 libungif 4.1.0-15.el3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 libungif 4.1.3-1.el4.2, libungif-progs 4.1.3-1.el4.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 libungif 4.1.0-15.el3.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 libungif 4.1.3-1.el4.2, libungif-progs 4.1.3-1.el4.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:828

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Exploit prediction

2.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

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