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CVE-2017-18120 (GCVE-0-2017-18120)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-02-02 09:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 21:13
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2018-02-01 00:00
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