VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2009-5018

CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability10.90%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-01-14
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references