Double Free Affecting kohler/gifsicle package, versions [,1.90]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.71% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-KOHLERGIFSICLE-2374389
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed2 Feb 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 2 Feb 2018

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

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for kohler/gifsicle.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Double Free. 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.

CVSS Base Scores

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