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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-0990 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 21.21%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600 | exploit_db | edb | 2004-10-26 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-04-12 | 20.60% | 21.21% | +0.61% |
| 2 | 2026-02-18 | 33.48% | 20.60% | -12.88% |
| 3 | 2025-12-01 | — | 33.48% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2004-0990 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libgd2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0990 |
redhat
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high | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0990 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2004-0990 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libgd, libgd2), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 6, needs-triage 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2004-0990 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| gd_graphics_library | gdlib | 1.8.4 | cpe:2.3:a:gd_graphics_library:gdlib:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gd_graphics_library | gdlib | 2.0.1 | cpe:2.3:a:gd_graphics_library:gdlib:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gd_graphics_library | gdlib | 2.0.15 | cpe:2.3:a:gd_graphics_library:gdlib:2.0.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gd_graphics_library | gdlib | 2.0.20 | cpe:2.3:a:gd_graphics_library:gdlib:2.0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gd_graphics_library | gdlib | 2.0.21 | cpe:2.3:a:gd_graphics_library:gdlib:2.0.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gd_graphics_library | gdlib | 2.0.22 | cpe:2.3:a:gd_graphics_library:gdlib:2.0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gd_graphics_library | gdlib | 2.0.23 | cpe:2.3:a:gd_graphics_library:gdlib:2.0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gd_graphics_library | gdlib | 2.0.26 | cpe:2.3:a:gd_graphics_library:gdlib:2.0.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gd_graphics_library | gdlib | 2.0.27 | cpe:2.3:a:gd_graphics_library:gdlib:2.0.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gd_graphics_library | gdlib | 2.0.28 | cpe:2.3:a:gd_graphics_library:gdlib:2.0.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openpkg | openpkg | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openpkg | openpkg | 2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openpkg | openpkg | current | cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:current:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| gentoo | linux | — | cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 8.0 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 8.1 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 8.2 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 9.0 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 9.1 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 9.2 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| trustix | secure_linux | 1.5 | cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| trustix | secure_linux | 2.0 | cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| trustix | secure_linux | 2.1 | cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| trustix | secure_linux | 2.2 | cpe:2.3:o:trustix:secure_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |