diff -ru gd-2.0.35.orig/gd_gd.c gd-2.0.35/gd_gd.c
--- gd-2.0.35.orig/gd_gd.c	2006-04-05 17:52:22.000000000 +0200
+++ gd-2.0.35/gd_gd.c	2009-11-09 11:57:01.000000000 +0100
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
 	    {
 	      goto fail1;
 	    }
+	  if (im->colorsTotal > gdMaxColors)
+	    {
+		   goto fail1;
+		 }
 	}
       /* Int to accommodate truecolor single-color transparency */
       if (!gdGetInt (&im->transparent, in))