UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000421

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000421
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000421.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000421
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Published
2018-01-02T19:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:37Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / gifsicle

Package

Name
gifsicle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gifsicle@1.78-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.78-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.71-1
1.76-1
1.77-1
1.78-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gifsicle",
            "binary_version": "1.78-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000421.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / gifsicle

Package

Name
gifsicle
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gifsicle@1.88-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.88-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.88-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gifsicle",
            "binary_version": "1.88-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000421.json"