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GLSA-201203-15 : gif2png: Multiple vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 58380

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201203-15 (gif2png: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 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).
 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.

Solution

All gif2png users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-gfx/gif2png-2.5.8'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201203-15

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 58380

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201203-15.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 3/19/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:gif2png, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/16/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-4694, CVE-2010-4695

BID: 45815, 45920

GLSA: 201203-15