CVE-2017-18120

HIGH

gifsicle 1.90 - Double Free in read_gif Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=878739
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881120
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle/issues/117

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0180
EPSS Percentile 75.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-415
Status published
Products (1)
lcdf/gifsicle 1.90
Published Feb 02, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026