CVE-2016-9933

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9933
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-04 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionStack consumption vulnerability in the gdImageFillToBorder function in gd.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.2, as used in PHP before 5.6.28 and 7.x before 7.0.13, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation) via a crafted imagefilltoborder call that triggers use of a negative color value.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.111020000 probability, percentile 0.935220000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libgd Libgd 2.2.1 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.0 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.10 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.11 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 7.0.8 All All All
Application Php Php 7.0.9 All All All
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
openSUSE-SU-2017:0081-1: moderate: Security update for php5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Fix #72696: imagefilltoborder stackoverflow on truecolor images · php/php-src@863d37e · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2017:0006-1: moderate: Security update for gd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3751-1 libgd2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:3228-1: moderate: Security update for gd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
oss-security - CVE assignment for PHP 5.6.28, 5.6.29, 7.0.13, 7.0.14 and 7.1.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
PHP 'src/gd.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
PHP: PHP 7 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
fix #215 gdImageFillToBorder stack-overflow when invalid color is used · libgd/libgd@77f619d · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
gdImageFillToBorder stack-overflow when invalid color is used · Issue #215 · libgd/libgd · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Vendor Advisory
PHP :: Sec Bug #72696 :: imagefilltoborder stackoverflow on truecolor images af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.php.net Vendor Advisory
openSUSE-SU-2017:0061-1: moderate: Security update for php7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2016:3239-1: moderate: Security update for php5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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