# CVE-2007-3478: Race condition in gdImageStringFTEx (gdft\_draw\_bitmap) in gdft.c in the GD Graphics Library (libgd) before 2.0.35 allows user-assisted remot

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-06-28 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Race condition in gdImageStringFTEx (gdft_draw_bitmap) in gdft.c 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, possibly involving truetype font (TTF) support.

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## References

- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:164
- http://bugs.libgd.org/?do=details&task_id=48
- http://www.libgd.org/ReleaseNote020035
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26415
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1643
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=277421
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25855
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-13.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478796/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26467
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42813
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200708-05.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30168
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00311.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0022
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2336
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26663
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052848.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26856
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26272
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-34.xml
- http://osvdb.org/37740
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052854.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:153

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