CVE catalog

CVE-2017-18120

gifsicle: CVE-2017-18120

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Low
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
1.71% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiangifsiclesid1.98-1fixed
Debiangifsicleforky1.98-1fixed
Debiangifsicletrixie1.96-1fixed
Debiangifsiclebookworm1.93-2fixed
Ubuntugifsiclepro1.88-1vulnerable
Ubuntugifsiclepro1.88-1ubuntu0.1~esm1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiangifsiclesourcesid1.91-1unimportantNot reported[878739]
Debiangifsiclesourceforky1.91-1unimportantNot reported[878739]
Debiangifsiclesourcetrixie1.91-1unimportantNot reported[878739]
Debiangifsiclesourcebookworm1.91-1unimportantNot reported[878739]
Ubuntugifsicledebpro1.88-1ubuntu0.1~esm1Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2017-18120Not reported

[Debian bug #878739]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [gifsicle]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1.93-2 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.91-1

      dsa · gifsicle · debian · bookworm; dsa · gifsicle · debian · 12

    • 1.93-2 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.91-1

      dsa · gifsicle · debian · bookworm; dsa · gifsicle · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [gifsicle]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 1.96-1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.91-1

      dsa · gifsicle · debian · 13

    • 1.96-1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.91-1

      dsa · gifsicle · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]