Integer overflow in the gdImageCreate function in gd.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 13 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer overflow in the gdImageCreate function in gd.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.0.34RC1, 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 a crafted image dimensions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 41
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libgd:libgd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.33 | Vulnerable | Libgd |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.5.36 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 alpha1 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 alpha2 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 alpha3 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 alpha4 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 alpha5 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 beta1 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 beta2 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 beta3 | Running on | PHP |
- cpe:2.3:a:libgd:libgd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.33 Vulnerable ·Libgd
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.5.36 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha1 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha2 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha3 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha4 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha5 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta1 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta2 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta3 Running on ·PHP
Show 31 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 beta4 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.1 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.2 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.3 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.4 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.5 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.6 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.7 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.8 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.9 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.10 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.11 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.12 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.13 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.14 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.15 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.16 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.17 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.18 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.19 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.20 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.21 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.22 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.1 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.2 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.3 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.4 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.5 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.6 | Running on | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.7 | Running on | PHP |
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta4 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.1 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.2 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.3 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.4 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.5 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.6 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.7 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.8 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.9 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.10 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.11 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.12 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.13 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.14 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.15 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.16 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.17 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.18 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.19 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.20 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.21 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.22 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.1 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.2 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.3 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.4 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.5 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.6 Running on ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:7.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.7 Running on ·PHP
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2016:2750 Released 2016-11-15 · Red Hat rating Moderaterh-php56 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-php56-2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el6 +30
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-php56-2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el7 +28
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-php56-2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el6 +30
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) rh-php56-2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el7 +28
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-php56-2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el7 +28
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-php56-2.3-1.el6, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el6, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el6 +30
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-php56-2.3-1.el7, rh-php56-php-5.6.25-1.el7, rh-php56-php-bcmath-5.6.25-1.el7 +28
- RHSA-2016:2598 Released 2016-11-03 · Red Hat rating Moderatephp security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) php-5.4.16-42.el7, php-bcmath-5.4.16-42.el7, php-cli-5.4.16-42.el7 +22
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) php-5.4.16-42.el7, php-bcmath-5.4.16-42.el7, php-cli-5.4.16-42.el7 +22
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) php-5.4.16-42.el7, php-cli-5.4.16-42.el7, php-common-5.4.16-42.el7 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) php-bcmath-5.4.16-42.el7, php-dba-5.4.16-42.el7, php-devel-5.4.16-42.el7 +8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) php-5.4.16-42.el7, php-cli-5.4.16-42.el7, php-common-5.4.16-42.el7 +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) php-bcmath-5.4.16-42.el7, php-dba-5.4.16-42.el7, php-devel-5.4.16-42.el7 +8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2598 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2598 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2598 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2598 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2598 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2598 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2750 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2750 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2750 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2750 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2750 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2750 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:2750 |
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5767
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8h88-m6m2-5756
References
Other 6
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- [oss-security] 20160623 Re: CVE for PHP 5.5.37 issues
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72446
- http://github.com/php/php-src/commit/c395c6e5d7e8df37a21265ff76e48fe75ceb5ae6?w=1
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- TI-2016-08242 Integer underflow in the _gdContributionsAlloc function in gd_interpolation.c in the GD… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-07128 Integer signedness error in the dynamicGetbuf function in gd_io_dp.c in the GD Graphics… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-06432 Integer overflow in the gdImageWebpCtx function in gd_webp.c in the GD Graphics Library… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-04914 The GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) 2.2.5 has a double free in the gdImage*Ptr()… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-5767 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5767 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8h88-m6m2-5756 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-5767 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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