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CVE-2023-48161
n/a n/a — Buffer Overflow vulnerability in GifLib Project GifLib v.5.2.1 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information via the DumpSCreen…
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U H N H 7.1 .0043 35.3 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
n/a n/a – —
TIMELINE
Nov 13 Reserved by mitre
Nov 22 Published (CNA: mitre)
Oct 8 ENRICHED — CVE-2023-48161. Received CVSS 7.1 and CPE data from NVD.
Oct 8 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2023-48161. Public exploit reference added.
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in GifLib Project GifLib v.5.2.1 allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive information via the DumpSCreen2RGB function in gif2rgb.c
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| November 13, 2023 | Reserved | Reserved by mitre |
| November 22, 2023 | Published | Published (CNA: mitre) |
| October 8, 2026 | ENRICHED | ENRICHED — CVE-2023-48161. Received CVSS 7.1 and CPE data from NVD. |
| October 8, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2023-48161. Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| n/a | n/a | — | n/a | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2023-48161 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.
