libgd GD Graphics Library up to 2.0.x gdimagecreatexbm denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in libgd GD Graphics Library up to 2.0.x. This affects the function gdimagecreatexbm. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-3473. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in libgd GD Graphics Library up to 2.0.x (Image Processing Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function gdimagecreatexbm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The gdImageCreateXbm function 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 involving a gdImageCreate failure.

The bug was discovered 06/19/2007. The weakness was published 06/19/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-3473 since 06/28/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download 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 31310 (CentOS 4 / 5 : gd (CESA-2008:0146)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350098 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for libwmf: ALAS-2015-604).

Upgrading to version 2.0.35_rc5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 10 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35110), Exploit-DB (30251), Tenable (31310), SecurityFocus (BID 24651†) and OSVDB (37744†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2887, VDB-3154, VDB-3153 and VDB-37550. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 31310
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : gd (CESA-2008:0146)
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OpenVAS ID: 58836
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: gd
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GD Graphics Library 2.0.35_rc5

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-3473 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3473
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37545

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X-Force: 35110
SecurityFocus: 24651 - GD Graphics Library Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25855
OSVDB: 37744 - GD Graphics Library (libgd) gdImageCreateXbm Function Unspecified DoS
Vulnerability Center: 15572 - GD Graphics Library (gdlib) 2.0.35_RC5 and earlier Multiple User Assisted Remote DoS Vulnerabilities, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2336

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 12/15/2024 18:19
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (88), 07/21/2019 16:14 (3), 12/15/2024 18:19 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:C05:103

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