CVE-2023-44821

NameCVE-2023-44821
DescriptionGifsicle through 1.94, if deployed in a way that allows untrusted input to affect Gif_Realloc calls, might allow a denial of service (memory consumption). NOTE: this has been disputed by multiple parties because the Gifsicle code is not commonly used for unattended operation in which new input arrives for a long-running process, does not ship with functionality to link it into another application as a library, and does not have realistic use cases in which an adversary controls the entire command line.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
gifsicle (PTS)bullseye1.92-2vulnerable
bookworm1.93-2vulnerable
sid, trixie1.95-2vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
gifsiclesource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

Memory leak in CLI tool, no security impact
https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle/issues/195

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