Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting gd-progs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-GDPROGS-1992682
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Nov 2017

Introduced: 25 Nov 2017

CVE-2018-5711  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

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

NVD Description

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

gd_gif_in.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd), as used in PHP before 5.6.33, 7.0.x before 7.0.27, 7.1.x before 7.1.13, and 7.2.x before 7.2.1, has an integer signedness error that leads to an infinite loop via a crafted GIF file, as demonstrated by a call to the imagecreatefromgif or imagecreatefromstring PHP function. This is related to GetCode_ and gdImageCreateFromGifCtx.