# CVE-2010-4695: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers can create PNG files in unintended directories via crafted command-line arguments when a CGI program launches the vulnerable gif2png utility.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jan 2011
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-crj4-gj97-jggx

## What is CVE-2010-4695?

CVE-2010-4695 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A certain Fedora patch for gif2png.c in gif2png 2.5.1 and 2.5.2, as distributed in gif2png-2.5.1-1200.fc12 on Fedora 12 and gif2png_2.5.2-1 on Debian GNU/Linux, truncates a GIF pathname specified on the command line, which might allow remote attackers to create PNG files in unintended directories via a crafted command-line argument, as demonstrated by a CGI program that launches gif2png, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-5018.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4695?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Catb Gif2png.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-4695?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4695 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-4695 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-5018](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-5018/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2010-4694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4694/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-4695 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-4695 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4695/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4695/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4695
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4695
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-4695

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4695/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.