CVE-2017-1000421
Published: 2 January 2018
Gifsicle gifview 1.89 and older is vulnerable to a use-after-free in the read_gif function resulting potential code execution
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that Gifsicle did not properly handle certain input. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious GIF, an attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
gifsicle Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(1.90-1)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(1.78-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.90-1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(1.88-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |