CVE-2009-5018

Stack-based buffer overflow in gif2png.c in gif2png 2.5.3 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long command-line argument, as demonstrated by a CGI program that launches gif2png.

• CWE-119

• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550978Patch
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346501
• http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/gif2png/devel/gif2png-overflow.patch?root=extras&view=logPatch
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051229.htmlPatch
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2009-December/072009.htmlPatch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/21/1Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/1Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/12
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/3
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42796Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-01.xml
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:009
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41801
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3036Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0023Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0107
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547515Exploit, Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64820
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550978Patch
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346501
• http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/gif2png/devel/gif2png-overflow.patch?root=extras&view=logPatch
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051229.htmlPatch
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2009-December/072009.htmlPatch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/21/1Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/1Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/12
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/3
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42796Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-01.xml
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:009
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41801
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3036Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0023Vendor Advisory
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0107
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547515Exploit, Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64820

Published

Jan 14, 2011

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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