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CVE-2015-8877 (GCVE-0-2015-8877)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-22 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:29
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Summary
The gdImageScaleTwoPass function in gd_interpolation.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.0, as used in PHP before 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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=70064 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2987-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3587 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Date Public
2015-08-05 00:00
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      "current_release_date": "2026-09-01T02:24:07Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2015-8877",
      "id": "CVE-2015-8877",
      "initial_release_date": "2023-02-15T05:10:37Z",
      "product_status:known_affected": "660",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "2422",
      "product_status:recommended": "689",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2015-8877",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2015-8877.json",
      "version": "14"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


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