CVE-2016-5766 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-5766

Integer overflow in the _gd2GetHeader function in gd_gd2.c in the...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

openshift, freebsd, enterprise linux, libgd, fedora, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.0, 8.3, 8.0, 10.0, 10.1, 8.4, 9.2, 8.2, 8.1, 9.0, 10.2, 9.3, 10.3, 9.1, 6.0, 5, 7.0, 2.2.2, 23, 24, 22

Timeline

Official Publish: August 7th, 2016
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.