Vulnerability · Published Sep 7, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-19752
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the gifsicle package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 76% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The find_color_or_error function in gifsicle 1.92 contains a NULL pointer dereference.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | gifsicle | 1.93-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19752 |
| Debian:13 | gifsicle | 1.93-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19752 |
| Debian:14 | gifsicle | 1.93-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19752 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | gifsicle | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-19752 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | gifsicle | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-19752 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | gifsicle | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-19752 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | gifsicle | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-19752 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | gifsicle | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-19752 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/kohler/gifsicle/issues/140 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-c351011066 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-b349650e52 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA