CVE-2016-5766

N/A
Published: August 7, 2016 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC
6 products affected across 5 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraEnterprise Linux· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

PHP· PHPdrupal
95%

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190

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