CVE-2007-3478

Description

Race condition in gdImageStringFTEx (gdft_draw_bitmap) in gdft.c in the GD Graphics Library (libgd) before 2.0.35 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors, possibly involving truetype font (TTF) support.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.82% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory fedoranews.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/ vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:164 vendor advisory
http://bugs.libgd.org/?do=details&task_id=48
http://www.libgd.org/ReleaseNote020035
http://secunia.com/advisories/26415 third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1643
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=277421
http://secunia.com/advisories/25855 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-13.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478796/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/26467 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42813 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-05.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30168 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00311.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0022 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2336 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26663 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052848.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26856 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26272 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-34.xml vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/37740 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052854.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:153 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26766 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26390 third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html vendor advisory
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=40578
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-205.shtml vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3478?
CVE-2007-3478 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3478?
To fix CVE-2007-3478, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3478 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-3478 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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