CVE-2010-4694

Summary

CVECVE-2010-4694
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-01-14 18:00:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Catb Gif2png 0.99 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 1.0.0 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 1.1.0 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 1.1.1 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 1.2.0 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 1.2.1 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 1.2.2 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.0.0 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.0.1 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.0.2 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.0.3 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.1.1 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.1.2 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.1.3 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.2.0 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.2.1 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.2.2 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.2.3 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.2.4 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.2.5 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.3.0 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.3.1 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.3.2 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.3.3 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.4.0 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.4.1 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.4.2 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.4.3 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.4.4 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.4.5 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.4.6 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.4.7 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.5.0 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.5.1 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png 2.5.2 All All All
Application Catb Gif2png All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE Request: gif2png: command-line buffer overflow problem af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit, Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: gif2png: command-line buffer overflow problem af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:009 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/gif2png/devel/gif2png-overflow.patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cvs.fedoraproject.org Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: gif2png: command-line buffer overflow problem af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit, Patch
Bug 346501 – <media-gfx/gif2png-2.5.1-r1: Command Line Stack Overflow (CVE-2009-5018) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org Patch
gif2png GIF File Handling Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- gif2png: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
#550978 - gif2png: Command line buffer overflow - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Patch
547515 – (CVE-2009-5018, CVE-2010-4694, CVE-2010-4695) CVE-2009-5018 CVE-2010-4694, CVE-2010-4695 gif2png: command-line buffer overflow problem af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/gif2png/devel/gif2png-overflow.patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cvs.fedoraproject.org Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Gentoo update for gif2png - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- gif2png: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: gif2png: command-line buffer overflow problem af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: gif2png-2.5.1-1202.fc12 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Patch
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