37742 : GD Graphics Library (libgd) Malformed GIF Handling DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2007-04-04

Description

(Description Provided by CVE) : The GD Graphics Library (libgd) before 2.0.35 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a GIF image that has no global color map.

Classification

Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.0.35 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

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Unknown or Incomplete

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Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-07-01 | Disagree?

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