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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201203-15 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: gif2png: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: March 16, 2012 |
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Bugs: #351698 |
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ID: 201203-15 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in gif2png, the worst of which |
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might allow execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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gif2png converts images from GIF format to PNG format. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 media-gfx/gif2png < 2.5.8 >= 2.5.8 |
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Description |
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Two vulnerabilities have been found in gif2png: |
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* A boundary error in gif2png.c could cause a buffer overflow |
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(CVE-2010-4694). |
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* The patch for CVE-2009-5018 causes gif2png to truncate GIF pathnames |
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(CVE-2010-4695). |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted GIF |
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file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code, a Denial of |
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Service condition, or the creation of PNG files in unintended |
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directories. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All gif2png users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/gif2png-2.5.8" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2010-4694 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4694 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2010-4695 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4695 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-15.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |