CVE-2014-5120

Description

gd_ctx.c in the GD component in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.32 and 5.5.x before 5.5.16 does not ensure that pathnames lack %00 sequences, which might allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via crafted input to an application that calls the (1) imagegd, (2) imagegd2, (3) imagegif, (4) imagejpeg, (5) imagepng, (6) imagewbmp, or (7) imagewebp function.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.73% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory php.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT204659
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html vendor advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67730 vendor advisory
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1327.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00024.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-5120?
CVE-2014-5120 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-5120?
To fix CVE-2014-5120, 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-2014-5120 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-5120 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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