Gentoo: GLSA-201203-15: gif2png: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Two vulnerabilities have been found in gif2png:
* A boundary error in gif2png.c could cause a buffer overflow
(CVE-2010-4694).
* The patch for CVE-2009-5018 causes gif2png to truncate GIF pathnames
(CVE-2010-4695).
Resolution
All gif2png users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/gif2png-2.5.8"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2010-4694 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4694 [ 2 ] CVE-2010-4695 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4695
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201203-15
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in gif2png, the worst of which might allow execution of arbitrary code.
Background
gif2png converts images from GIF format to PNG format.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-gfx/gif2png < 2.5.8 >= 2.5.8
Impact
===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted GIF file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code, a Denial of Service condition, or the creation of PNG files in unintended directories.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.