CVE-2010-4698

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GD extension in PHP before 5.2.15 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large number of anti-aliasing steps in an argument to the imagepstext function.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.91% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory marc.info
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45338 vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11939 signature vdb entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Dec/180 mailing list
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://bugs.php.net/53492

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4698?
CVE-2010-4698 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4698?
To fix CVE-2010-4698, 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-2010-4698 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4698 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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