CVE-2016-1903

Public Exploit

Description

The gdImageRotateInterpolated function in ext/gd/libgd/gd_interpolation.c in PHP before 5.5.31, 5.6.x before 5.6.17, and 7.x before 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a large bgd_color argument to the imagerotate function.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.63% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory php.net Vendor Advisory php.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79916 vdb entry
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php vendor advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70976 exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00099.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2952-2 vendor advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.461720 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/14/8 mailing list
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00037.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034608 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1903?
CVE-2016-1903 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1903?
To fix CVE-2016-1903, 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-2016-1903 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1903 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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