Articles with tag: Cgi
POSTED BY: Patroklos Argyroudis / 14.10.2009

gif2png command line buffer overflow

CENSUS ID:CENSUS-2009-0006
CVE ID:CVE-2009-5018
Affected Products:gif2png versions ≤ 2.5.1.
Class:Improper Input Validation (CWE-20), Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119)
Remote:Yes (when gif2png is used by CGI programs)
Discovered by:Patroklos Argyroudis

We have discovered an “improper input validation” vulnerability in the gif2png utility that leads to a stack buffer overflow.