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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1233-1] gifsicle security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

6 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

It was discovered that there was a use-after-free vulnerability in gifsicle, a command-line tool for manipulating GIF images.

Affected Software

Affected Software

gifsicle on Debian Linux

Detection Method

Detection Method

This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.

Solution

Solution

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', this issue has been fixed in gifsicle version 1.67-1.1~deb7u1. We recommend that you upgrade your gifsicle packages. (Thanks to Herbert Parentes Fortes Neto for his help in preparing this update.)

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)