NULL pointer dereference in Oracle Solaris
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 service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted color table in an XPM file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.202 (97.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.223 · newest: 0.202 · change: -0.021
Affected products
- Oracle Solaris — versions 11.2
- PHP
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 6.5, 7.3, 7.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 6.5, 7.3, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus — versions 6.5, 7.3, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- secunia.com/advisories/59418 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT204659 (Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/59496 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/59652 (Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00002.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3215 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-2497?
- CVE-2014-2497 is a vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. Published 2014-03-21.
- Is CVE-2014-2497 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.