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title: "CVE-2007-3477\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2007-3477

Publication date 28 June 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The (a) imagearc and (b) imagefilledarc functions in GD Graphics Library
(libgd) before 2.0.35 allow attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU
consumption) via a large (1) start or (2) end angle degree value.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libgd2 | 9.10 karmic | Not affected |
| 9.04 jaunty | Not affected |
| 8.10 intrepid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.10 edgy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 2.0.33-2ubuntu5.4 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-3477?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libgd2 | * Upstream:   <http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/gd/libgd/gd.c?r1=1.90.2.1.2.10&r2=1.90.2.1.2.11> * Upstream:   <http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/gd/libgd/gd.c?r1=1.90.2.1.2.12&r2=1.90.2.1.2.13> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3477)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3477)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2007-3477)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-3477)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-854-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-854-1)
+ GD library vulnerabilities
+ 5 November 2009

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3477>
