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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-3478 · published 28 June 2007

CVE-2007-3478: Gd graphics library gdlib race condition vulnerability

GGd Graphics Library · Gdlib

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.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% · top 23.4% CWE-362 · Race condition
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
60References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.libgd.org/?do=details&task_id=48
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=40578
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-205.shtml
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052848.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052854.html
http://osvdb.org/37740
http://secunia.com/advisories/25855 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26272
http://secunia.com/advisories/26390
http://secunia.com/advisories/26415
http://secunia.com/advisories/26467
http://secunia.com/advisories/26663
http://secunia.com/advisories/26766
http://secunia.com/advisories/26856
http://secunia.com/advisories/30168
http://secunia.com/advisories/42813
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://www.libgd.org/ReleaseNote020035
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:153
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:164
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00311.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478796/100/0/threaded
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2336
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0022
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=277421
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1643
http://bugs.libgd.org/?do=details&task_id=48
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=40578
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-205.shtml
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052848.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052854.html
http://osvdb.org/37740
http://secunia.com/advisories/25855 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26272
http://secunia.com/advisories/26390
http://secunia.com/advisories/26415

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-3478), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.