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From: Sean Amoss <ackle@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201203-15 ] gif2png: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:47:18
Message-Id: 4F632761.7030608@gentoo.org
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: gif2png: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: March 16, 2012
10 Bugs: #351698
11 ID: 201203-15
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in gif2png, the worst of which
19 might allow execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 gif2png converts images from GIF format to PNG format.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 media-gfx/gif2png < 2.5.8 >= 2.5.8
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34 Description
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37 Two vulnerabilities have been found in gif2png:
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39 * A boundary error in gif2png.c could cause a buffer overflow
40 (CVE-2010-4694).
41 * The patch for CVE-2009-5018 causes gif2png to truncate GIF pathnames
42 (CVE-2010-4695).
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44 Impact
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47 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted GIF
48 file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code, a Denial of
49 Service condition, or the creation of PNG files in unintended
50 directories.
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52 Workaround
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55 There is no known workaround at this time.
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57 Resolution
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60 All gif2png users should upgrade to the latest version:
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62 # emerge --sync
63 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/gif2png-2.5.8"
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65 References
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68 [ 1 ] CVE-2010-4694
69 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4694
70 [ 2 ] CVE-2010-4695
71 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4695
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73 Availability
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76 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
77 the Gentoo Security Website:
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79 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201203-15.xml
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81 Concerns?
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84 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
85 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
86 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
87 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
88 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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90 License
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93 Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
94 belongs to its owner(s).
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96 The contents of this document are licensed under the
97 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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99 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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