4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-2756
Apache libgd PNG Data Truncation Denial of Service
Description

The gdPngReadData function in libgd 2.0.34 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted PNG image with truncated data, which causes an infinite loop in the png_read_info function in libpng.

INFO

Published Date :

May 18, 2007, 6:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 11, 2017, 1:32 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-2756 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libgd libgd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-2756.

URL Resource
http://bugs.libgd.org/?do=details&task_id=86 Patch
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-07/msg00006.html
http://osvdb.org/35788
http://osvdb.org/36643
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0889.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/25353
http://secunia.com/advisories/25362
http://secunia.com/advisories/25378
http://secunia.com/advisories/25535
http://secunia.com/advisories/25575
http://secunia.com/advisories/25590
http://secunia.com/advisories/25646
http://secunia.com/advisories/25657
http://secunia.com/advisories/25658
http://secunia.com/advisories/25787
http://secunia.com/advisories/25855
http://secunia.com/advisories/26048
http://secunia.com/advisories/26231
http://secunia.com/advisories/26390
http://secunia.com/advisories/26871
http://secunia.com/advisories/26895
http://secunia.com/advisories/26930
http://secunia.com/advisories/26967
http://secunia.com/advisories/27037
http://secunia.com/advisories/27102
http://secunia.com/advisories/27110
http://secunia.com/advisories/27545
http://secunia.com/advisories/29157
http://secunia.com/advisories/30168
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://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.482863
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-449.htm
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml
http://www.libgd.org/ReleaseNote020035
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:122
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:123
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:124
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:187
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_sr.html
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.020.html
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_3.php
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0890.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0891.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0146.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24089
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018187
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0019/
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0023/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-473-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1904
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1905
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2016
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2336
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3386
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34420
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1394
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10779
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00354.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00397.html

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-2756 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-2756 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10779 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10779 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/34420 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34420 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-2756 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-2756 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

8.84 }} 2.40%

score

0.94650

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability