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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-2497 · published 21 March 2014

CVE-2014-2497: Php null pointer dereference vulnerability

Php · Php

The gdImageCreateFromXpm function in gdxpm.c in libgd, as used in PHP 5.4.26 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted color table in an XPM file.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 20% · top 2.6% CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
12Affected product versions listed by NVD
42References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The gdImageCreateFromXpm function in gdxpm.c in libgd, as used in PHP 5.4.26 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted color table in an XPM file.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

12 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0288.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html Broken LinkMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00001.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00002.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1326.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1327.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59061 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/59418 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/59496 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/59652 Not Applicable
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3215 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:153 Broken Link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66233 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2987-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66901 ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1076676 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-04 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT204659 Third Party Advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0288.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html Broken LinkMailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00001.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00002.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1326.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1327.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/59061 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/59418 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/59496 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/59652 Not Applicable
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3215 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:153 Broken Link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66233 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2987-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66901 ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1076676 Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-2497), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.