CVE-2016-5766
libgd2 - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 18.3%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-5766
To remediate CVE-2016-5766, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.2.1-r2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.2.2-29-g3c2b605-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6.1+deb7u4 or later
Is CVE-2016-5766 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 18.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.2.1-r2
- from 0, < 2.2.2-29-g3c2b605-1
- from 0, < 2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6.1+deb7u4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |