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Debian: CVE-2017-1000421: gifsicle -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-1000421: gifsicle -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/02/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/13/2018
Modified
02/24/2020

Description

Gifsicle gifview 1.89 and older is vulnerable to a use-after-free in the read_gif function resulting potential code execution

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-gifsicle

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