Race condition in gdImageStringFTEx (gdft_draw_bitmap) in gdft.c in the GD Graphics Library (libgd) before 2.0.35 allows user-assisted…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.7% · top 22% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-362 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-362 and its CVEs

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (30)

• 2007-0024 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:164 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• http://bugs.libgd.org/?do=details&task_id=48 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.libgd.org/ReleaseNote020035 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 26415 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1643 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=277421 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 25855 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200805-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 20070907 FLEA-2007-0052-1 gd (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 26467 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 42813 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200708-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 30168 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-692 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• ADV-2011-0022 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2007-2336 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 26663 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2010-19033 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 26856 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 26272 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200711-34 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 37740 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• FEDORA-2010-19022 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2007:153 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 26766 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 26390 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SR:2007:015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=40578 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-2055 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 14:21 UTC.