Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting php-embedded package, versions <0:5.4.16-42.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
24.24% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PHPEMBEDDED-5169747
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Jun 2016

Introduced: 23 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-5766  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 php-embedded to version 0:5.4.16-42.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2598.

NVD Description

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

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.