CVE-2004-0990 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via malicious PNG files exploiting an integer overflow in the GD Graphics Library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-0990?
CVE-2004-0990 is a critical vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 28 Oct 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Integer overflow in GD Graphics Library libgd 2.0.28 (libgd2), and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via PNG image files with large image rows values that lead to a heap-based buffer overflow in the gdImageCreateFromPngCtx function, a different set of vulnerabilities than CVE-2004-0941.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0990?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Gd Graphics Library Gdlib, Gentoo Linux, Openpkg Openpkg, Suse Suse Linux, Trustix Secure Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2004-0990?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2004-0990 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0990 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Gentoo Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0990, DSA-589-1, DSA-591-1, GHSA-23x9-mmjc-x474.