CVE-2016-5766

Summary

CVECVE-2016-5766
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-08-07 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-04-22 17:48:00 UTC
DescriptionInteger 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 10.0 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 10.1 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 10.2 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 10.3 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.0 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.1 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.2 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.3 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.4 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.0 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.1 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.2 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.3 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 10.0 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 10.1 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 10.2 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 10.3 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.0 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.1 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.2 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.3 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 8.4 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.0 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.1 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.2 All All All
Operating System Freebsd Freebsd 9.3 All All All
Application Libgd Libgd 2.2.2 All All All
Application Libgd Libgd 2.2.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 alpha1 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 alpha2 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 alpha3 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 alpha4 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 alpha5 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 beta1 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 beta2 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 beta3 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 beta4 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.10 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.11 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.12 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.13 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.14 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.15 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.16 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.17 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.18 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.19 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.20 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.21 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.22 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.6 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.7 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.8 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.9 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.0 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.2 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.3 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.4 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.6 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.7 All All All
Application Php Php All All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 alpha1 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 alpha2 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 alpha3 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 alpha4 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 alpha5 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 beta1 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 beta2 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 beta3 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.0 beta4 All All
Application Php Php 5.6.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.10 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.11 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.12 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.13 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.14 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.15 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.16 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.17 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.18 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.19 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.20 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.21 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.22 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.6 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.7 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.8 All All All
Application Php Php 5.6.9 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.0 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.2 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.3 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.4 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.6 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.7 All All All
Application Php Php All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Openshift 2.0 All enterprise All
Operating System Redhat Openshift 2.0 All enterprise All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PHP :: Sec Bug #72339 :: Integer Overflow in _gd2GetHeader() resulting in heap overflow CONFIRM bugs.php.net Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
GD: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201612-09) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:1922-1: moderate: Security update for php5 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-3030-1: GD library vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
Fixed #72339 Integer Overflow in _gd2GetHeader() resulting in heap ov… · php/php-src@7722455 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Exploit, Patch
LibGD 2.2.3 release CONFIRM libgd.github.io Release Notes
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com
PHP: PHP 7 ChangeLog CONFIRM php.net Release Notes
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2013-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - Re: CVE for PHP 5.5.37 issues MLIST www.openwall.com Release Notes
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3619-1 libgd2 DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog CONFIRM php.net Release Notes
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1761-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 377230 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for gd (ALINUX2-SA-2020:0194)
  • 730227 McAfee Web Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities (WP-3426, WP-3427, WP-3307, WP-3444, WP-3452, WP-3475)
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