CVE-2010-4694 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in gif2png allows attackers to cause a crash or potentially execute code via a crafted GIF file with many images.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-4694?
CVE-2010-4694 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jan 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in gif2png.c in gif2png 2.5.3 and earlier might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or have unspecified other impact via a GIF file that contains many images, leading to long extensions such as .p100 for PNG output files, as demonstrated by a CGI program that launches gif2png, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-5018.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4694?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Catb Gif2png.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4694?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4694 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-4694 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4694 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q5cv-2mrg-wvw2.