CVE-2016-5116
mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.038 · 90 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
gd_xbm.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.0, as used in certain custom PHP 5.5.x configurations, allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer under-read and application crash) via a long name.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.1
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affected products (4)
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also known as (3)
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references (15)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/29/5cnnvd
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/4dc1a2d7931017d3625f2d7cff70a17ce58b53b4cnnvd
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/211cnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00078.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3619enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/29/5enisa_euvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3030-1enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/4dc1a2d7931017d3625f2d7cff70a17ce58b53b4enisa_euvd
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