CVE-2015-8877
GD Graphics Library (libgd) Denial of Service Memory Consumption Vulnerability
Description
The gdImageScaleTwoPass function in gd_interpolation.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.0, as used in PHP before 5.6.12, uses inconsistent allocate and free approaches, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted call, as demonstrated by a call to the PHP imagescale function.
INFO
Published Date :
May 22, 2016, 1:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 5, 2018, 2:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2987-1 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3587 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 24, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libgd:libgd:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/173 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/173 Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/4751b606fa38edc456d627140898a7ec679fcc24 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/4751b606fa38edc456d627140898a7ec679fcc24 Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70064 No Types Assigned https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70064 Exploit Added CWE CWE-399 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 23, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-8877 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
6.04 }} -0.59%
score
0.92674
percentile