debian · CVE-2017-18120

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Priority: unimportant Published: Updated: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:59:42 GMT

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Tracker summary

CVE-2017-18120 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gifsicle), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

Description:

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.

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