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CVE-2016-5766

Published: 24 June 2016

Integer overflow in the _gd2GetHeader function in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.3, as used in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before 7.0.8, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted chunk dimensions in an image.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
php uses the system libgd2
sbeattie
PEAR issues should go against php-pear as of xenial

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
libgd2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6ubuntu2.2)
trusty
Released (2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2)
upstream Needs triage

wily
Released (2.1.1-4ubuntu0.15.10.2)
xenial
Released (2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.2)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/aba3db8ba159465ecec1089027a24835a6da9cc0
upstream: https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/a6a0e7feabb2a9738086a5dc96348f233c87fa79

php5
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Not vulnerable
(uses system gd)
trusty Not vulnerable
(uses system gd)
upstream
Released (5.5.37, 5.6.23)
wily Not vulnerable
(uses system gd)
xenial Does not exist

php7.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (7.0.8)
wily Does not exist

xenial Not vulnerable
(uses system gd)
Patches:


upstream: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=7722455726bec8c53458a32851d2a87982cf0eac

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H