Double Free Affecting gifsicle package, versions <1.91-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.76% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-GIFSICLE-339644
  • published2 Feb 2018
  • disclosed2 Feb 2018

Introduced: 2 Feb 2018

CVE-2017-18120  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable gifsicle to version 1.91-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gifsicle package and not the gifsicle package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A double-free bug in the read_gif function in gifread.c in gifsicle 1.90 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack or unspecified other impact via a maliciously crafted file, because last_name is mishandled, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-1000421.