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Resource Management Errors

CVE-2015-8877

High
7.5/10

Summary

The "gdImageScaleTwoPass" function in "gd_interpolation.c" in the GD Graphics Library libgd versions prior to 2.2.0, as used in php-src versions prior to 5.6.12, uses inconsistent allocate and free approaches, which allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service (memory consumption) via a crafted call, as demonstrated by a call to the PHP "imagescale" function.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Resource management errors is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to improper management of system resources. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category can lead to unexpected software behavior, loss of access, file modification, sensitive information disclosure, system crash, denial of service, and code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published