libgd GD Graphics Library up to 2.0.33 gdft.c race condition

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in libgd GD Graphics Library up to 2.0.33 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file gdft.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Race condition in gdImageStringFTEx (gdft_draw_bitmap) in gdft.c in the GD Graphics Library (libgd) before 2.0.35 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors, possibly involving truetype font (TTF) support.

The bug was discovered 02/21/2007. The weakness was published 02/21/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-3478 since 06/28/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27748 (Fedora 7 : gd-2.0.35-1.fc7 (2007-2055)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.0.34 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35417) and Tenable (27748). Similar entries are available at 3154, 37549, 37548 and 37547.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 27748
Nessus Name: Fedora 7 : gd-2.0.35-1.fc7 (2007-2055)
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OpenVAS ID: 58836
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: gd
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Upgrade: GD Graphics Library 2.0.34

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Advisory: vupen.com
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CVE: CVE-2007-3478 (🔍)
X-Force: 35417
Vulnerability Center: 15569 - GD Graphics Library (gdlib) < 2.0.35 Race Condition Allows User Assisted Remote Denial of Service, Medium
SecurityFocus: 24651 - GD Graphics Library Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25855
OSVDB: 37740 - GD Graphics Library (libgd) gdft.c gdImageStringFTEx (gdft_draw_bitmap) Race Condition DoS
Vupen: ADV-2007-2336

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/21/2019 16:09
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (85), 07/21/2019 16:09 (3)
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