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CVE-2026-23868Disclosure(giflib_project / giflib)

LOWCVSS 5.1 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Patch / fix
Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-415CWE-825

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • giflib

Threat summary

  • 3 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • Disclosure: 3 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 2 mentions (2026-03-10); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
giflib_project
Products
giflib

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-03-10: 2Mentions · 2026-06-22: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-10: 2Technical Details · 2026-06-22: 103-1006-22
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
3100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
By indicator
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-03-102
Disclosure2
2026-06-221
Disclosure1
Full discourse3 posts
  • CVE Official@CVE2026COIN
    Disclosure

    🟠 HIGH (CVSS 7.0) — CVE-2026-23868 Published: 2026-03-10 giflib: Giflib: Double-free vulnerability leading to memory corruption 🧬 CVSS 3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H #CVE #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Vulnerability ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #CVE2026 The vulnerability hedge currency. Buy CVE2026 now to be part of early investors in the vulnerability hedge currency.

    Post summary

    The post announces the discovery of CVE‑2026‑23868, a double‑free memory corruption vulnerability in giflib, and provides basic CVSS scoring, but offers no PoC, exploit, or mitigation details.

    0003041
    21 followersView on X
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-23868 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 t… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23868 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-23868 Gif… http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE‑2026‑23868, describing a double‑free bug in Giflib, but does not provide any PoC, exploit code, active exploitation evidence, patch information, or false‑positive claim.

    0000015
    57 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-23868 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 t… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23868

    Post summary

    The text outlines a double‑free vulnerability in Giflib, detailing its root cause and trigger conditions, but offers no PoC, exploitation evidence, patches, or mitigation steps.

    00000246
    56.7K followersView on X
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