Security readout for executives and security teams
This CVE is a denial-of-service issue in PHP's GD image library before PHP 5.6.12. A crafted imagefilltoborder use can exhaust stack memory and crash affected processing. It is not described as code execution or data theft in the supplied sources. Exposure is most likely in legacy PHP environments running PHP before 5.6.12, especially applications using GD image functions on attacker-influenced input. Modern supported PHP stacks should be unaffected if vendor security updates are applied. Treat this as a legacy-platform hygiene issue with service availability impact. Prioritize remediation where old PHP systems process user-controlled images or expose GD-backed image workflows. Mitigation focus: Upgrade PHP or vendor PHP packages to versions containing the GD fix.; Apply relevant distribution advisories from Debian, Ubuntu, Red Hat, or openSUSE.; Audit legacy PHP services for GD image-processing features exposed to users..
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- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66387CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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