CVE-2017-18120

high

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

https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle/issues/117

https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle/commit/118a46090c50829dc543179019e6140e1235f909

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881120

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=878739

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-02-02

Updated: 2023-10-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High