Double-Free Vulnerability in gifsicle 1.90's read_gif Function

Double-Free Vulnerability in gifsicle 1.90's read_gif Function

CVE-2017-18120 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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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