ALPINE-CVE-2016-5766

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CVE-2016-5766
Published: 07 Aug 2016, 10:59
Last modified:19 Nov 2025, 06:02

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
3.0 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Aug 2016, 10:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
19 Nov 2025, 06:02
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • alpine•gd

    < 2.2.1-r2 | < 2.2.1-r2 | < 2.2.3-r0

References (1)