CVE-2015-8877 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2015-8877

The gdImageScaleTwoPass function in gd_interpolation.c in the GD Graphics Library...

Vulnerability Description

The gdImageScaleTwoPass function in gd_interpolation.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.0, as used in PHP before 5.6.12, uses inconsistent allocate and free approaches, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted call, as demonstrated by a call to the PHP imagescale function.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

libgd, php
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 22nd, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.