MGASA-2018-0280

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    MGASA-2018-0280

    Published: 14 Jun 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-18120

    Summary: Updated gifsicle package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: Updated gifsicle package fixes security vulnerability: 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 (CVE-2017-18120).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0280.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23134, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/BGGLSEKCDM2OZ67XRI7KOASI4G7PRUX2/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gifsicle

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/gifsicle?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.88-1.2.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High