CVE-2016-7126: Critical severity php vulnerability

Published Sep 12, 2016
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Updated

The imagetruecolortopalette function in ext/gd/gd.c in PHP before 5.6.25 and 7.x before 7.0.10 does not properly validate the number of colors, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (selectcolors allocation error and out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large value in the third argument.

Other sources

Fixed bug (selectcolors write out-of-bounds). (CVE-2016-7126)

PHP

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
PHP PHP=7.0.0
PHP PHP=7.0.1
PHP PHP=7.0.2
PHP PHP=7.0.3
PHP PHP=7.0.4
PHP PHP=7.0.5
PHP PHP=7.0.6
PHP PHP=7.0.7
PHP PHP=7.0.8
PHP PHP=7.0.9
PHP PHP<=5.6.24
PHP PHP<7.0.10
7.0.10

Event History

Sep 12, 2016
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7126?

CVE-2016-7126 has a severity rating that indicates the potential for denial of service due to an allocation error and out-of-bounds write.

2

How do I fix CVE-2016-7126?

To fix CVE-2016-7126, upgrade your PHP installation to version 5.6.25 or later, or version 7.0.10 or later.

3

Which versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2016-7126?

CVE-2016-7126 affects PHP versions prior to 5.6.25 and 7.0.10, including versions 5.6.24 and earlier for the 5.x series, and 7.0.9 and earlier for the 7.x series.

4

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2016-7126?

The potential impacts of CVE-2016-7126 include denial of service attacks caused by allocation errors or out-of-bounds writes.

5

Who can exploit CVE-2016-7126?

CVE-2016-7126 can be exploited by remote attackers to trigger denial of service vulnerabilities.

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