CVE-2016-5116 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2016-5116?

CVE-2016-5116 is a critical vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 7 Aug 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5116?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Libgd Libgd, Opensuse Leap.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5116?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-5116 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5116 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-5116, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5116, GHSA-mvgw-h4r7-8g56, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5116.