# CVE-2007-0455: Buffer overflow in the gdImageStringFTEx function in gdft.c in GD Graphics Library 2.0.33 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a den

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-01-30 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the gdImageStringFTEx function in gdft.c in GD Graphics Library 2.0.33 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted string with a JIS encoded font.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/24022
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24107
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24143
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22289
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466166/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0400
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23916
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24151
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0162.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42813
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:038
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:035
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0022
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11303
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=224607
- http://lists.rpath.com/pipermail/security-announce/2007-February/000145.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052848.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24945
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1268
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:109
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0146.html
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0007
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24053
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24924

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