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CVE-2016-5766 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://github.com/php/php-src/commit/7722455726bec8c53458a32851d2a87982cf0eac?w=1 CVEExploitPatch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00004.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00025.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00003.html CVE
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php CVERelease Notes

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5766
NVD Published Date:
Aug 7, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]