>> GD Graphics Library "gdPngReadData()" Truncated Data Handling DoS Vulnerability
Title : GD Graphics Library "gdPngReadData()" Truncated Data Handling DoS Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1904 CVE ID : CVE-2007-2756
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-05-22
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in GD Graphics Library, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused by an infinite loop in the "gdPngReadData()" [gd_png.c] function when processing PNG images with truncated data, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an application linked against a vulnerable library via a malicious image.
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