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CVE-2015-8877 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html CVE
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70064 CVEExploit
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/4751b606fa38edc456d627140898a7ec679fcc24 CVEPatch
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/173 CVEPatch
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3587 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-399Resource Management Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
libgd libgd
<= 2.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:libgd:libgd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
php php
<= 5.6.11

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8877
NVD Published Date:
May 22, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]