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.
EPSS: 0.223 (97.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Oracle Solaris — versions 11.2
- Php
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_eus — versions 6.5, 7.3, 7.4
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 6.5, 7.3, 7.6
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_tus — versions 6.5, 7.3, 7.6
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Not Applicable, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
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.