|
|
>> GD Graphics Library "gdImageStringFTEx()" JIS Font Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
|
Title : GD Graphics Library "gdImageStringFTEx()" JIS Font Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-0400
CVE ID : CVE-2007-0455
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-01-29
|
A vulnerability has been identified in GD Graphics Library, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary commands. This issue is due to an error in the "gdImageStringFTEx()" [gdft.c] function that does not properly handle malformed input when a JIS-encoded font is used, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an application linked against a vulnerable library or potentially cause a buffer overflow leading to arbitrary code execution.
Affected Products
GD Graphics Library version 2.0.33 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0400
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=224607
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Kees Cook
ChangeLog
2007-01-29 : Initial release
Vulnerability Management
Subscribe to VUPEN VNS and receive real-time e-mail and SMS alerts when new advisories or patches relevant to your systems and network configurations are available.
Feedback
If you have additional information or corrections for this security advisory please submit them via our contact form. | |
|
