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gif2png: code execution

Package(s):gif2png CVE #(s):CVE-2010-4695
Created:March 16, 2012 Updated:March 21, 2012
Description:

From the Gentoo advisory:

The patch for CVE-2009-5018 causes gif2png to truncate GIF pathnames (CVE-2010-4695).

Alerts:
Gentoo 201203-15 2012-03-16
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