Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2007-3996
Published: September 29, 2017 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110376
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-3996
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Multiple integer overflows in libgd in PHP before 5.2.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large (1) srcW or (2) srcH value to the (a) gdImageCopyResized function, or a large (3) sy (height) or (4) sx (width) value to the (b) gdImageCreate or the (c) gdImageCreateTrueColor function.
Affected software
PHP
How to mitigate CVE-2007-3996
Install update from vendor's website.
PHP - update to 5.2.4
External References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=201546
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0889.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26642
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26871
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26895
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26930
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26967
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27102
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27351
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27377
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27545
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28009
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28147
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31168
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-13.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3103
- http://secweb.se/en/advisories/php-imagecopyresized-integer-overflow/
- http://secweb.se/en/advisories/php-imagecreatetruecolor-integer-overflow/
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-449.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1613
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:187
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0888.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0890.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0891.html
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-557-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3023
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36382
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36383
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11147
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00354.html