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CVE-2015-8877

Published: May 22, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-399
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.6%
Top 11.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

libgd
oss-projectaka gd graphics library
libgdLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
php
oss-project·USaka php language, pear, pecl
phpDev Tool
OSS Libraries / generic-library
PHP Group
oss-projectaka pear, php
PHPLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries
Thomas Boutell
individual-dev·USaka libgd, cgic, gd library
GD Graphics LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
libgd2Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/173
github.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
rhn.redhat.com
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/4751b606fa38edc456d627140898a7ec679fcc24
github.com
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