Memory Leak Affecting gifsicle package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-GIFSICLE-5952206
  • published10 Oct 2023
  • disclosed9 Oct 2023

Introduced: 9 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-44821  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:unstable gifsicle.

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.

Gifsicle through 1.94, if deployed in a way that allows untrusted input to affect Gif_Realloc calls, might allow a denial of service (memory consumption). NOTE: this has been disputed by multiple parties because the Gifsicle code is not commonly used for unattended operation in which new input arrives for a long-running process, does not ship with functionality to link it into another application as a library, and does not have realistic use cases in which an adversary controls the entire command line.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1