THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2009-3546
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-3546

Gd Graphics Library vulnerability

CVSS
9.3
EPSS
10.2%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
The _gdGetColors function in gd_gd.c in PHP 5.2.11 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1, and the GD Graphics Library 2.x, does not properly verify a certain colorsTotal structure member, which might allow remote attackers to conduct buffer overflow or buffer over-read attacks via a crafted GD file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3293. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected vendor
Libgd
Affected product
Gd Graphics Library
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2009-10-19

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 10.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2009-3546

  • Confirm whether Libgd Gd Graphics Library is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2009-3546.
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