Description
The gdPngReadData function in libgd 2.0.34 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted PNG image with truncated data, which causes an infinite loop in the png_read_info function in libpng.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2007-2748 | The gdPngReadData function in libgd 2.0.34 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted PNG image with truncated data, which causes an infinite loop in the png_read_info function in libpng. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-473-1 | libgd2 vulnerabilities |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T13:49:57.293Z
Reserved: 2007-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-2756
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-05-18T18:30:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-2756
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN