NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting gd-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.98% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-GDDEVEL-2833586
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed13 Mar 2014

Introduced: 13 Mar 2014

CVE-2014-2497  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 gd-devel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gd-devel package and not the gd-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The gdImageCreateFromXpm function in gdxpm.c in libgd, as used in PHP 5.4.26 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted color table in an XPM file.

CVSS Scores

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