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Giflib CVE-2016-3177

CRITICAL
Double Free (CWE-415)
2017-01-23 cve@mitre.org
9.8
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jan 23, 2017 - 21:59 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Multiple use-after-free and double-free vulnerabilities in gifcolor.c in GIFLIB 5.1.2 have unspecified impact and attack vectors.

AnalysisAI

Multiple use-after-free and double-free vulnerabilities in gifcolor.c in GIFLIB 5.1.2 have unspecified impact and attack vectors. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-415. Multiple use-after-free and double-free vulnerabilities in gifcolor.c in GIFLIB 5.1.2 have unspecified impact and attack vectors. Affected products include: Giflib Project Giflib.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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