GD Graphics Library PNG image integer overflow

gd-png-bo (17866) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

GD Graphics Library (gd) is vulnerable to an integer overflow in the gdImageCreateFromPngCtx function in the gd_png.c file. By creating a specially-crafted PNG image, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and possibly execute arbitrary code on the system, once the image is processed by gd.


Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

For Turbolinux (GD):
Refer to TLSA-2007-16 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For OpenPKG:
Upgrade to the latest gd package, as listed in OpenPKG Security Advisory OpenPKG-SA-2004.049. See References.

OpenPKG CURRENT: 2.0.29-20041030 or later
OpenPKG 2.2: 2.0.28-2.2.1 or later
OpenPKG 2.1: 2.0.27-2.1.2 or later

For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of gd (2.0.32 or later), as listed in GLSA 200411-08. See References.

For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (alias woody):
Upgrade to the latest libgd2 package (1.8.4-17.woody4 or later), as listed in DSA-601-1. See References.

For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (alias woody):
Upgrade to the latest libgd2 package (2.0.1-10woody2 or later), as listed in DSA-602-1. See References.

For Ubuntu Linux containing the libgd1-noxpm or libgd1-xpm package:
Upgrade to the latest libgd1-noxpm or libgd1-xpm package (1.8.4-36ubuntu0.1 or later), as listed in USN-21-1 November 09, 2004. See References.

For Ubuntu Linux containing the libgd2-noxpm or libgd2-xpm package:
Upgrade to the latest libgd2-noxpm or libgd2-xpm package (2.0.23-2ubuntu0.2 or later), as listed in USN-25-1 November 15, 2004. See References./P>

For Trustix Secure Linux:
Upgrade to the latest gd package, as listed below. Refer to Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory #2004-0058 for more information. See References.

Trustix Secure Linux 2.2: 2.0.33-3tr or later

For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest gd package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:132 for more information. See References.

Mandrake Linux 10.1: 2.0.27-3.2.101mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 9.2: 2.0.15-3.2.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1: 1.8.4-7.2.C21mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 2.0.15-4.2.100mdk or later

For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (alias woody):
Upgrade to the latest libgd package (1.8.4-17.woody4 or later), as listed in DSA-601-1. See References.

For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest gd package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:638-14 for more information. See References.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, WS (v. 3) and Desktop 3: 1.8.4-12.3.1 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, ES, WS (v. 2.1) and Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1: 1.8.4-4.21.1 or later

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

References:

Platforms Affected:

  • Boutell GD Graphics Library 2.0.28
  • Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
  • Debian Debian Linux 3.0
  • Gentoo Linux
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 10.1
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux LE2005 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux LE2005
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 2.0
  • OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.1
  • OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.2
  • OpenPKG OpenPKG CURRENT
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AW
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
  • RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
  • Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Desktop
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 F...
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Server
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Server x64 Ed
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux FUJI
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux Home
  • Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 2.0

Reported:

Oct 26, 2004

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