CVE-2017-18120 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2018-02-02

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-9257	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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4803-1	Gifsicle vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00309.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Lcdf Gifsicle

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-02-02T09:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:13:48.196Z

Reserved: 2018-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-18120

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-02-02T09:29:00.227

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:19:23.347

Link: CVE-2017-18120

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-415

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