CVE-2007-3476

Array index error in gd_gif_in.c in the GD Graphics Library (libgd) before 2.0.35 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and heap corruption) via large color index values in crafted image data, which results in a segmentation fault.

Published: 2007-06-28 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-3476 is rated Moderate Risk (41/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.46%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3476

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 2026-06-15 7.95% 2.46% -5.50%
2 2026-04-26 6.47% 7.95% +1.48%
3 2026-04-08 6.47%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-3476

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-3476

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-3476

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2007-3476 low priority: Debian including 3 source packages (libgd2, libwmf, racket), 15 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 10, open 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-3476
gentoo normal CVE-2007-3476: 1 GLSA(s) (200708-05), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/gd); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-3476
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3476
ubuntu low CVE-2007-3476 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libgd2), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): not-affected 4, ignored 3, released 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-3476

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2007-3476

  • Red Hat (2007-09-05T00:00:00)

    Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2007-3476 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-3476

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gd_graphics_library gdlib <= 2.0.34 cpe:2.3:a:gd_graphics_library:gdlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-3476

URL Tags
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/gd-2.0.35-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz
http://bugs.libgd.org/?do=details&task_id=87
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2007-205.shtml
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052848.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052854.html
http://osvdb.org/37741
http://secunia.com/advisories/25860
http://secunia.com/advisories/26272
http://secunia.com/advisories/26390
http://secunia.com/advisories/26415
http://secunia.com/advisories/26467
http://secunia.com/advisories/26663
http://secunia.com/advisories/26766
http://secunia.com/advisories/26856
http://secunia.com/advisories/29157
http://secunia.com/advisories/30168
http://secunia.com/advisories/31168
http://secunia.com/advisories/42813
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://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1613
http://www.libgd.org/ReleaseNote020035 Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:153
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:164
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00311.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0146.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478796/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24651
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0024/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0022
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=277421
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1643
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10348
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