CVE-2010-4698 Memory corruption in n/a
A stack-based buffer overflow in the PHP GD extension allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted imagepstext arguments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-4698?
CVE-2010-4698 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Php Php, published on 18 Jan 2011. It can be exploited over the network.
Official description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the GD extension in PHP before 5.2.15 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large number of anti-aliasing steps in an argument to the imagepstext function.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4698?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-4698 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4698 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3f79-hj49-8fgx.