# CVE-2014-5120: gd\_ctx.c in the GD component in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.32 and 5.5.x before 5.5.16 does not ensure that pathnames lack %00 sequences, which mig

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-08-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

gd_ctx.c in the GD component in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.32 and 5.5.x before 5.5.16 does not ensure that pathnames lack %00 sequences, which might allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via crafted input to an application that calls the (1) imagegd, (2) imagegd2, (3) imagegif, (4) imagejpeg, (5) imagepng, (6) imagewbmp, or (7) imagewebp function.

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## References

- https://support.apple.com/HT204659
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67730
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1327.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00024.html

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