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GD Graphics Library "gdImageStringFTEx()" Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23916
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Release Date:
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2007-01-29
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Popularity:
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7,562 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | GD Graphics Library 2.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-0455
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Description:
Kees Cook has reported a vulnerability in GD Graphics Library, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the "gdImageStringFTEx()" function in gdft.c, which can be exploited to increment the terminating NULL of a string, potentially resulting in a buffer overflow.
Successful exploitation requires that a JIS-encoded font is used.
Solution:
Do not use JIS-encoded fonts with an application using GD Graphics Library.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Kees Cook
Original Advisory:
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=224607
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