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    CVE-2009-5018

    Stack-based buffer overflow in gif2png.c in gif2png 2.5.3 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command-line argument, as demonstrated by a CGI program that launches gif2png.

    Published:Oct 14, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jan 14, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.23983
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Catb
    Product
    Gif2png

    Exploits

    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547515https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547515https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34356

    References

    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550978
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346501
    http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/gif2png/devel/gif2png-overflow.patch?root=extras&view=log
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051229.html
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2009-December/072009.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/21/1
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/1
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/12
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/3
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42796
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-01.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:009
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41801
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3036
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0023
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0107
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547515
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64820
    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550978
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346501
    http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/gif2png/devel/gif2png-overflow.patch?root=extras&view=log
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051229.html
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2009-December/072009.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/21/1
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/1
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/12
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/3
    http://secunia.com/advisories/42796
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-01.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:009
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41801
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3036
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0023
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0107
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547515
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64820

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High