Gifsicle gifview 1.89 and older is vulnerable to a use-after-free in the read_gif…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Gifsicle gifview 1.89 and older is vulnerable to a use-after-free in the read_gif function resulting potential code execution
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02688 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:lcdf:gifsicle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.89 | Vulnerable | Lcdf |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:lcdf:gifsicle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.89 Vulnerable ·Lcdf
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000421
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vp7h-g9mh-c77g
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-1000421 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1000421 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vp7h-g9mh-c77g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-1000421 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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