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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.12135.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
n/a n/a affected
Version Status Constraints
n/a affected —

Configuration 1 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*

Configuration 3 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:-:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:*:vmware:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 [-]

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 6 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Package CPE Advisory Released Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php53-0:5.3.3-24.el5 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5 RHSA-2014:1326 2014-09-30T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
php-0:5.3.3-27.el6_5.2 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 RHSA-2014:1326 2014-09-30T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
php-0:5.4.16-23.el7_0.1 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 RHSA-2014:1327 2014-09-30T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 RHSA-2014:1765 2014-10-30T00:00:00Z
php55-php-0:5.5.6-13.el6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 RHSA-2014:1766 2014-10-30T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 EUS
php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 RHSA-2014:1765 2014-10-30T00:00:00Z
php55-php-0:5.5.6-13.el6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 RHSA-2014:1766 2014-10-30T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 EUS
php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 RHSA-2014:1765 2014-10-30T00:00:00Z
php55-php-0:5.5.6-13.el6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 RHSA-2014:1766 2014-10-30T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS
php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 RHSA-2014:1765 2014-10-30T00:00:00Z
php55-php-0:5.5.6-13.el6 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 RHSA-2014:1766 2014-10-30T00:00:00Z
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
php54-php-0:5.4.16-22.el7 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:1::el7 RHSA-2014:1765 2014-10-30T00:00:00Z
php55-php-0:5.5.6-13.el7 cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_software_collections:1::el7 RHSA-2014:1766 2014-10-30T00:00:00Z

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-189-1 libgd2 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3215-1 libgd2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-2533 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2987-1 GD library vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0288.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00001.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00002.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1326.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1327.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/59061 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/59418 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/59496 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/59652 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3215 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:153 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66233 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2987-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66901 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1076676 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2497 cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-04 cve-icon cve-icon
https://support.apple.com/HT204659 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2497 cve-icon
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.12135}

 epss

{'score': 0.05174}

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.10499}

 epss

{'score': 0.12135}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:14:26.563Z

Reserved: 2014-03-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2497

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-03-21T14:55:12.567

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-2497

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-03-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-2497 - Bugzilla

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