CRITICAL
Gifsicle gifview 1.89 and older is vulnerable to a use-after-free in the read_gif function resulting potential code execution
Published Jan 2, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.67%
Description
Gifsicle gifview 1.89 and older is vulnerable to a use-after-free in the read_gif function resulting potential code execution
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.67% 0.02665
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02665
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02665) | 85.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02665) | 83.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.52% (0.00523) | 64.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 72.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 70.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 13, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00347) | 68.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00352) | 67.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 26, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00499) | 72.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00642) | 76.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.07% (0.01071) | 81.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 82.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 29, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 81.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 80.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 58.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 32.87th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 32.17th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 72.29th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle/issues/114 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00006.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4084 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle/issues/114 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00006.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4084 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 2, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 2, 2018
Link CVE-2017-1000421
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a