CVE-2006-4484

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the LWZReadByte_ function in ext/gd/libgd/gd_gif_in.c in the GD extension in PHP before 5.1.5 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a GIF file with input_code_size greater than MAX_LWZ_BITS, which triggers an overflow when initializing the table array.

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.31% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/28768 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016984 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487683/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php patch
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-683
http://secunia.com/advisories/21768 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/gd/libgd/gd_gif_in.c?r1=1.10&r2=1.11 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/29546 third party advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0046
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2218
http://secunia.com/advisories/29157 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22487 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-342-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29242 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22039 third party advisory
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2006/TLSA-2006-38.txt vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28845 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0688.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00502.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:162 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19582 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:077 vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-222.htm
http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/gd/libgd/gd_gif_in.c?view=log patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22538 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21546 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22440 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9004 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/22069 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3318 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22225 third party advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0046
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-223.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/28959 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:038 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0146.html vendor advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.1.5
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838 third party advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488008/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/21842 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28866 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=38112 exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431568
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_52_php.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30717 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4484?
CVE-2006-4484 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4484?
To fix CVE-2006-4484, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4484 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-4484 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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