Description: | Description: The remote host is missing an update to gif2png announced via advisory MDVSA-2011:009.
A vulnerability has been found and corrected in gif2png:
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 (CVE-2009-5018).
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 (CVE-2010-4694).
Packages for 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance Program. Please visit this link to learn more: http://store.mandriva.com/product_info.php?cPath=149&products_id=490
The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
Affected: 2009.0, 2010.0, 2010.1
Solution: To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2011:009
Risk factor : High
CVSS Score: 6.8
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