Mageia alert MGASA-2016-0399 (giflib)

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[updates-announce] MGASA-2016-0399: Updated giflib packages fix security vulnerability 
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Sat, 26 Nov 2016 11:42:26 +0100
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MGASA-2016-0399 - Updated giflib packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 26 Nov 2016
URL: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0399.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 5
CVE: CVE-2016-3977

Description:
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in giflib. A maliciously
crafted gif file could cause the gif2rgb tool to crash (CVE-2016-3977).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18233
- https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00...
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3977

SRPMS:
- 5/core/giflib-4.2.3-4.3.mga5