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TI-2010-04418 Aliases CVE-2010-4695GHSA-crj4-gj97-jggx

A certain Fedora patch for gif2png.c in gif2png 2.5.1 and 2.5.2, as distributed in…

Priority LOW 28CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02445 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 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 · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:o:debian:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onDebian
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12Running onRed Hat
  • 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
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:fedora:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12 Running on ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-4695
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-crj4-gj97-jggx

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • 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-2010-04417 Buffer overflow in gif2png.c in gif2png 2.5.3 and earlier might allow context-dependent… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8

Sources

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