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low 2.6

CVE-2006-4484 json

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…

published 2006-08-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4472

cvss
2.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.7%
EPSS 8.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • libgd2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.0.33-5.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4484

  • gd RHEL 4 2.0.28-5.4E.el4_6.1
  • gd RHEL 5 2.0.33-9.4.el5_1.1
  • gd-progs RHEL 4 2.0.28-5.4E.el4_6.1
  • gd-progs RHEL 5 2.0.33-9.4.el5_1.1
  • php RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4
  • php-gd RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4
  • php-dba RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4
  • php-pdo RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0146RHSA-2006:0688RHSA-2006:0669

  • perl-Tk openSUSE Tumbleweed 804.033-1.10

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10484-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2006-4484 updated

gd: GIF handling buffer overflow

  • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) php 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4, php-gd 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4, php-dba 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4, php-pdo 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4, php-xml 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4, php-imap 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4, +10 more Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) php 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4, php-gd 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4, php-dba 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4, php-pdo 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4, php-xml 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4, php-imap 5.1.4-1.el4s1.4, +10 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0688
  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 php 4.3.2-36.ent, php-imap 4.3.2-36.ent, php-ldap 4.3.2-36.ent, php-odbc 4.3.2-36.ent, php-mysql 4.3.2-36.ent, php-pgsql 4.3.2-36.ent
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0669
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) gd 2.0.33-9.4.el5_1.1, gd-progs 2.0.33-9.4.el5_1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0146
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 php 4.3.2-36.ent, php-imap 4.3.2-36.ent, php-ldap 4.3.2-36.ent, php-odbc 4.3.2-36.ent, php-mysql 4.3.2-36.ent, php-pgsql 4.3.2-36.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 php 4.3.9-3.18, php-gd 4.3.9-3.18, php-imap 4.3.9-3.18, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.18, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.18, php-pear 4.3.9-3.18, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0669
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) gd 2.0.33-9.4.el5_1.1, gd-progs 2.0.33-9.4.el5_1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0146
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 php 4.3.9-3.18, php-gd 4.3.9-3.18, php-imap 4.3.9-3.18, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.18, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.18, php-pear 4.3.9-3.18, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0669
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) gd 2.0.33-9.4.el5_1.1, gd-progs 2.0.33-9.4.el5_1.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0146
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 php 4.3.2-36.ent, php-imap 4.3.2-36.ent, php-ldap 4.3.2-36.ent, php-odbc 4.3.2-36.ent, php-mysql 4.3.2-36.ent, php-pgsql 4.3.2-36.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 php 4.3.9-3.18, php-gd 4.3.9-3.18, php-imap 4.3.9-3.18, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.18, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.18, php-pear 4.3.9-3.18, +9 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 php 4.3.2-36.ent, php-imap 4.3.2-36.ent, php-ldap 4.3.2-36.ent, php-odbc 4.3.2-36.ent, php-mysql 4.3.2-36.ent, php-pgsql 4.3.2-36.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 php 4.3.9-3.18, php-gd 4.3.9-3.18, php-imap 4.3.9-3.18, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.18, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.18, php-pear 4.3.9-3.18, +9 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2006:0669

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Exploit prediction

8.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.php.net http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=38112 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

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References

Sources

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