CVE-2009-5018

gif2png 2.5.2 - Remote Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Un desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en gif2png.c en gif2png v2.5.3 y anteriores puede permitir ejecutar código arbitrario a atacantes dependientes del contexto a través de un argumento de línea de comandos muy largo, como lo demuestra un programa CGI que lanza gif2png.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2009-12-12 First Exploit
2010-11-22 CVE Reserved
2011-01-14 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (19)

URL	Tag	Source
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=346501	X_refsource_confirm
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/12	Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/3	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41801	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0107	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64820	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34356	2009-12-12
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=547515	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550978	2017-08-17
http://cvs.fedoraproject.org/viewvc/rpms/gif2png/devel/gif2png-overflow.patch?root=extras&view=log	2017-08-17
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051229.html	2017-08-17
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2009-December/072009.html	2017-08-17
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/21/1	2017-08-17
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/22/1	2017-08-17

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/42796	2017-08-17
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201101-01.xml	2017-08-17
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:009	2017-08-17
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3036	2017-08-17
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0023	2017-08-17

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				<= 2.5.3 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version " <= 2.5.3"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				0.99 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "0.99"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				1.0.0 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "1.0.0"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				1.1.0 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "1.1.0"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				1.1.1 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "1.1.1"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				1.2.0 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "1.2.0"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				1.2.1 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "1.2.1"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				1.2.2 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "1.2.2"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.0.0"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.0.1 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.0.1"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.0.2 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.0.2"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.0.3 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.0.3"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.1.1 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.1.1"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.1.2 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.1.2"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.1.3 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.1.3"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.2.0 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.2.0"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.2.1 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.2.1"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.2.2 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.2.2"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.2.3 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.2.3"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.2.4 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.2.4"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.2.5 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.2.5"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.3.0 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.3.0"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.3.1 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.3.1"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.3.2 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.3.2"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.3.3 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.3.3"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.4.0 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.4.0"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.4.1 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.4.1"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.4.2 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.4.2"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.4.3 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.4.3"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.4.4 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.4.4"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.4.5 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.4.5"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.4.6 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.4.6"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.4.7 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.4.7"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.5.0 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.5.0"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.5.1 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.5.1"		-		Affected
Catb Search vendor "Catb"		Gif2png Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png"				2.5.2 Search vendor "Catb" for product "Gif2png" and version "2.5.2"		-		Affected