# CVE-2004-0990: Integer overflow in GD Graphics Library libgd 2.0.28 (libgd2), and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of ser

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2004-10-28 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in GD Graphics Library libgd 2.0.28 (libgd2), and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via PNG image files with large image rows values that lead to a heap-based buffer overflow in the gdImageCreateFromPngCtx function, a different set of vulnerabilities than CVE-2004-0941.

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## References

- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-071.shtml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23783
- http://www.osvdb.org/11190
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21050
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11523
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17866
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-638.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-602
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:113
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1260
- http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Feb/0001.html
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0058
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-939
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-589
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:114
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-601
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:132
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18717
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:122
- https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-25-1/
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9952
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109882489302099&w=2
- https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-11-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20824
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-591
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/600

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