CVE-2017-18120 — Double Free in Gifsicle

CWE-415 — Double Free8 documents6 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV9.8
EPSS
0.3%
top 45.93%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Lcdf GifsicleDebian Gifsicle
Timeline
PublishedFeb 2
Latest updateMay 14

Description

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 vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/gifsicle< gifsicle 1.91-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianlcdf/gifsicle< 1.91-1+3
▶NVDlcdf/gifsicle1.90

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6f9j-p2gf-3f72: A double-free bug in the read_gif function in gifread↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2017-18120: A double-free bug in the read_gif function in gifread↗2018-02-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
Gifsicle vulnerabilities↗2021-03-15
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Debian
CVE-2017-18120: gifsicle - A double-free bug in the read_gif function in gifread.c in gifsicle 1.90 allows ...↗2017
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-18120 gifsicle: Double-free in the read_gif function [epel-all]↗2018-02-05
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-18120 gifsicle: Double-free in the read_gif function↗2018-02-05
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-18120 gifsicle: Double-free in the read_gif function [fedora-all]↗2018-02-05
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