CVE-2017-18120 - A double-free bug in the read_gif function in gifread.c in gifsicle 1.90 allows a remote attacker to

CVE-2017-18120

Summary

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

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:lcdf:gifsicle:1.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:lcdf:gifsicle:1.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	6.8 (as of 24-10-2023 - 16:06)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

CWE-415

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	MEDIUM	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	PARTIAL	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

refmap via4

misc

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=878739
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881120
https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle/commit/118a46090c50829dc543179019e6140e1235f909
https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle/issues/117

Last major update

24-10-2023 - 16:06

Published

02-02-2018 - 09:29

Last modified

24-10-2023 - 16:06