CVE-2016-5116

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2016-05-29
CWE:
CWE-200
Bugzilla:
1340856: CVE-2016-5116 gd: Information leak due to stack overflow in gdCtxPrintf

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

gd_xbm.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.0, as used in certain custom PHP 5.5.x configurations, allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer under-read and application crash) via a long name.

Find out more about CVE-2016-5116 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 4.3
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 gd Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gd Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gd Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gd Not affected

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