CVE-2017-1000421
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 2.7% (pctl 85)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Gifsicle gifview 1.89 and older is vulnerable to a use-after-free in the read_gif function resulting potential code execution
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.67% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2018-01-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| lcdf | gifsicle |
References
- https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle/issues/114
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00006.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4084
- https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle/issues/114
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00006.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4084
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