Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2006-4484
Published: October 30, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110474
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-4484
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP
PHP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Buffer overflow in the LWZReadByte_ function in ext/gd/libgd/gd_gif_in.c in the GD extension in PHP before 5.1.5 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a GIF file with input_code_size greater than MAX_LWZ_BITS, which triggers an overflow when initializing the table array.
How to mitigate CVE-2006-4484
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=38112
- http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/gd/libgd/gd_gif_in.c?r1=1.10&r2=1.11
- http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/gd/libgd/gd_gif_in.c?view=log
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0688.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21546
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21768
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21842
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22039
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22069
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22225
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22440
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22487
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22538
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28768
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28845
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28866
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28959
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29242
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29546
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30717
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016984
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-222.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-223.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0046
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0046
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:162
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:038
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:077
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_52_php.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.1.5
- http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0146.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487683/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488008/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19582
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2006/TLSA-2006-38.txt
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-342-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3318
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431568
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2218
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-683
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9004
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00502.html