CVE-2010-4694

gif2png: command-line buffer overflow problem

Published Jan 14, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
Buffer overflow in gif2png.c in gif2png 2.5.3 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or have unspecified other impact via a GIF file that contains many images, leading to long extensions such as .p100 for PNG output files, as demonstrated by a CGI program that launches gif2png, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-5018.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4659 Buffer overflow in gif2png.c in gif2png 2.5.3 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or have unspecified other impact via a GIF file that contains many images, leading to long extensions such as .p100 for PNG output files, as demonstrated by a CGI program that launches gif2png, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-5018.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:55 AM
Reserved
Jan 14, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 14, 2011, 6:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:25 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 14, 2009, 12:00 AM