VDB-93597 · CVE-2016-9933 · Qualys 175905

PHP up to 5.6.27 GD Extension imagefilltoborder memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP up to 5.6.27. It has been rated as critical. This impacts the function imagefilltoborder of the component GD Extension. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-9933. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP up to 5.6.27 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function imagefilltoborder of the component GD Extension. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/10/2016 as confirmed changelog (Website). The advisory is shared at php.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9933. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175905 (Debian Security Update for php5 (DSA 3732-1)).

Upgrading to version 5.6.28 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityTracker (ID 1037272†). The entries VDB-93593, VDB-93594, VDB-93595 and VDB-93596 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.6.28

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11/10/2016 🔍
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11/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
11/13/2016 +2 days 🔍
05/31/2019 +929 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: php.net
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-9933 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9933
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93597
SecurityTracker: 1037272

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/13/2016 09:48
Updated: 05/31/2019 08:38
Changes: 11/13/2016 09:48 (49), 05/31/2019 08:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:BEE:103

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