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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892937
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2937-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'gif2apng' package(s) announced via the DLA-2937-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'gif2apng' package(s) announced via the DLA-2937-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Three issues have been discovered in gif2apng: tool for converting animated GIF images to APNG format.

CVE-2021-45909

heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the DecodeLZW function. It allows an attacker to write a large amount of arbitrary data outside the boundaries of a buffer.

CVE-2021-45910: heap-based buffer overflow within the main function. It allows an attacker to write data outside of the allocated buffer.

CVE-2021-45911: heap based buffer overflow in processing of delays in the main function.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1.9+srconly-2+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your gif2apng packages.

For the detailed security status of gif2apng please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'gif2apng' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-45909
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1002668
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00008.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-45910
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1002667
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-45911
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1002687
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