CVE-2016-5116
gd: Information leak due to stack overflow in gdCtxPrintf
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · May 29, 2016
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
gd_xbm.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.0, as used in certain custom PHP 5.5.x configurations, allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer under-read and application crash) via a long name.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor