rPSA-2007-0028-1 gd

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rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0028-1
Published: 2007-02-08
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
    Remote Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    gd=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.0.33-4.3-1

References:
    http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0455
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1030

Description:
    Previous versions of the gd package have a weakness that can cause
    crashes in applications that use the gd library when rendering
    certain malformed strings with a JIS font.  This weakness may
    enable executing attacker-controlled or attacker-provided code.