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TI-2010-04417 Aliases CVE-2010-4694GHSA-q5cv-2mrg-wvw2

Buffer overflow in gif2png.c in gif2png 2.5.3 and earlier might allow context-dependent…

Priority LOW 34CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02006 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 36

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.5.3VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.1VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.2VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.1VulnerableCatb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Catb
Show 26 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.2VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.3VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.1VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.2VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.3VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.0VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.1VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.2VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.3VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.4VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2.5VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.0VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.1VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.2VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3.3VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.0VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.1VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.2VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.3VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.4VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.5VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.6VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4.7VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.0VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.1VulnerableCatb
cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.2VulnerableCatb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.1 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.2 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.0 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.4 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.5 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.0 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.2 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.3 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.3 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.4 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.5 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.6 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.7 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Catb
  • cpe:2.3:a:catb:gif2png:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·Catb

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-4694
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q5cv-2mrg-wvw2

References

Exploit 3

Patch 5

Advisory 5

Other 3

  • TI-2009-04774 Stack-based buffer overflow in gif2png.c in gif2png 2.5.3 and earlier might allow… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2010-04418 A certain Fedora patch for gif2png.c in gif2png 2.5.1 and 2.5.2, as distributed in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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