CVE-2017-7890
php: Buffer over-read from unitialized data in gdImageCreateFromGifCtx function
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · July 10, 2017
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A data leak was found in gdImageCreateFromGifCtx() in GD Graphics Library used in PHP before 5.6.31 and 7.1.7. An attacker could craft a malicious GIF image and read up to 762 bytes from stack.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. We recommend avoiding usage of the functions gdImageCreateFromGifCtx() and imagecreatefromstring() as they can lead to stack data leak.
For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation