Infinite loop in GD Graphics Library - CVE-2007-2756
Published: May 2, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12344
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2756
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the gdPngReadData function due to CPU consumption. A remote attacker can trcik the victim into opening a specially crafted PNG image with truncated data, which causes infinite loop in the png_read_info function in libpng, and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the gdPngReadData function due to CPU consumption. A remote attacker can trcik the victim into opening a specially crafted PNG image with truncated data, which causes infinite loop in the png_read_info function in libpng, and cause the service to crash.
Affected software
GD Graphics Library
Slackware Linux
Slackware Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2007-2756
Install update from vendor's website.