VDB
CVE-2017-18120
CVE-2017-18120
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
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.
EPSS 1.71% · 77.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.71%
77.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | gifsicle | 0, 1.76-1, 1.77-1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | gifsicle | 0, 1.88-1 |
Timeline
- Feb 2, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 30, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 10, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 14, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 19, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-18120 advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=878739 advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881120 advisory
- https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle/commit/118a46090c50829dc543179019e6140e1235f909 fix
- https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle/commit/263cd4519f45bc6ecde74ee280eb1d68ee2de642 fix
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4803-1 advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18120 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle/issues/117 discussion