GD Library 2.1.1 gd_gd2.c numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GD Library 2.1.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file gd_gd2.c. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-3074. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GD Library 2.1.1 (Software Library). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file gd_gd2.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer signedness error in GD Graphics Library 2.1.1 (aka libgd or libgd2) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code via crafted compressed gd2 data, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

The weakness was shared 04/26/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at libgd.github.io. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-3074. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90844 (FreeBSD : php -- multiple vulnerabilities (5764c634-10d2-11e6-94fa-002590263bf5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11623 (PHP Versions Prior to 5.6.21/5.5.35 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The vulnerability will be addressed with the following lines of code:

if (cidx[i].offset < 0 || cidx[i].size < 0)
   goto fail2;
Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 46376.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (39736), Tenable (90844), SecurityFocus (BID 87087†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1035659†). The entries VDB-87586, VDB-87587, VDB-87588 and VDB-87589 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 90844
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : php -- multiple vulnerabilities (5764c634-10d2-11e6-94fa-002590263bf5)
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OpenVAS ID: 103085
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for gd FEDORA-2016-5
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Snort ID: 46376
Snort Message: SERVER-OTHER libgd heap-overflow attempt
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03/10/2016 🔍
04/22/2016 +43 days 🔍
04/26/2016 +4 days 🔍
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12/01/2024 +3141 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2987-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-3074 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3074
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82844

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SecurityFocus: 87087
SecurityTracker: 1035659 - GD Library Heap Overflow in Processing Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/26/2016 11:23
Updated: 12/01/2024 14:29
Changes: 04/26/2016 11:23 (47), 05/17/2018 23:25 (26), 07/26/2022 19:33 (4), 07/26/2022 19:40 (12), 07/26/2022 19:47 (1), 12/01/2024 14:29 (14)
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