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CVE-2007-2756

The gdPngReadData function in libgd 2.0.34 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted PNG image with truncated data, which causes an infinite loop in the png_read_info function in libpng.

Published:May 16, 2007

Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026

EPS:May 18, 2007

EPSS Score:0.06829

CVSS Score:4.3

Affected Products

Vendor

Product

Action

Vendor

Libgd

Product

Libgd

Libgd

Libgd

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Enterprise Linux

Redhat

Enterprise Linux

Vendor

Redhat

Product

Rhel Application Stack

Redhat

Rhel Application Stack

Exploits

No exploit reference

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

No CAPEC recorded yet

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References

http://bugs.libgd.org/?do=details&task_id=86

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-07/msg00006.html

http://osvdb.org/35788

http://osvdb.org/36643

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0889.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/25353

http://secunia.com/advisories/25362

http://secunia.com/advisories/25378

http://secunia.com/advisories/25535

http://secunia.com/advisories/25575

http://secunia.com/advisories/25590

http://secunia.com/advisories/25646

http://secunia.com/advisories/25657

http://secunia.com/advisories/25658

http://secunia.com/advisories/25787

http://secunia.com/advisories/25855

http://secunia.com/advisories/26048

http://secunia.com/advisories/26231

http://secunia.com/advisories/26390

http://secunia.com/advisories/26871

http://secunia.com/advisories/26895

http://secunia.com/advisories/26930

http://secunia.com/advisories/26967

http://secunia.com/advisories/27037

http://secunia.com/advisories/27102

http://secunia.com/advisories/27110

http://secunia.com/advisories/27545

http://secunia.com/advisories/29157

http://secunia.com/advisories/30168

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-05.xml

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-34.xml

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-13.xml

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.482863

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-449.htm

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml

http://www.libgd.org/ReleaseNote020035

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:122

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:123

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:124

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:187

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_sr.html

http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.020.html

http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_3.php

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0890.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0891.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0146.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24089

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018187

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0019/

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0023/

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-473-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1904

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1905

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2016

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2336

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3386

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34420

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1394

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10779

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00354.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00397.html

http://bugs.libgd.org/?do=details&task_id=86

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-07/msg00006.html

http://osvdb.org/35788

http://osvdb.org/36643

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0889.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/25353

http://secunia.com/advisories/25362

http://secunia.com/advisories/25378

http://secunia.com/advisories/25535

http://secunia.com/advisories/25575

http://secunia.com/advisories/25590

http://secunia.com/advisories/25646

http://secunia.com/advisories/25657

http://secunia.com/advisories/25658

http://secunia.com/advisories/25787

http://secunia.com/advisories/25855

http://secunia.com/advisories/26048

http://secunia.com/advisories/26231

http://secunia.com/advisories/26390

http://secunia.com/advisories/26871

http://secunia.com/advisories/26895

http://secunia.com/advisories/26930

http://secunia.com/advisories/26967

http://secunia.com/advisories/27037

http://secunia.com/advisories/27102

http://secunia.com/advisories/27110

http://secunia.com/advisories/27545

http://secunia.com/advisories/29157

http://secunia.com/advisories/30168

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-05.xml

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-34.xml

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-13.xml

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.482863

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-449.htm

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml

http://www.libgd.org/ReleaseNote020035

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:122

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:123

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:124

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:187

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_sr.html

http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.020.html

http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_3.php

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0890.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0891.html

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0146.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24089

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018187

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0019/

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0023/

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-473-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1904

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1905

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2016

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2336

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3386

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34420

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1394

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10779

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00354.html

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00397.html

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

Attack Vector

Network

Adjacent

Local

Physical

Privileges Required

None

Low

High

User Interaction

None

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Low

High

Integrity

None

Low

High

Availability

None

Low

High