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GLSA-201101-01 : gif2png: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

medium Nessus Plugin ID 51416

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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-201101-01 (gif2png: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 gif2png contains a command line parsing vulnerability that may result in a stack overflow due to an unexpectedly long input filename.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted image, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service.
 Note that applications relying on gif2png to process images can also trigger the vulnerability.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All gif2png users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-gfx/gif2png-2.5.1-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201101-01

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 51416

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201101-01.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Published: 1/5/2011

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: 5.3

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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/5/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-5018

BID: 41801

GLSA: 201101-01