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CVE-2009-5018 Detail

Description

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550978 Patch 
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346501
http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/gif2png/devel/gif2png-overflow.patch?root=extras&view=log Patch 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051229.html Patch 
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2009-December/072009.html Patch 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/21/1 Patch 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/1 Patch 
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/12
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/3
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/2010/3036 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0023 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0107
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547515 Exploit  Patch 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64820

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-5018
NVD Published Date:
01/14/2011
NVD Last Modified:
08/16/2017
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.