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CVE-2014-2497
The gdImageCreateFromXpm function in gdxpm.c in libgd, as used in PHP 5.4.26 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
- 4.3MediumCVSS base score
- 20.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The gdImageCreateFromXpm function in gdxpm.c in libgd, as used in PHP 5.4.26 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted color table in an XPM file.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 7 days later
· 7 days later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 20.3% · top 2.5% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- SUSE-SU-2014:0868 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDVSA-2015:153 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 59418 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT204659 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 59496 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:1766 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 59652 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1076676 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2014:0869 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- DSA-3215 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 59061 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-201607-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:1326 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0288.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2015-04-08-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 66233 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-2987-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:1327 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:1765 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66901 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-2533 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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