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CVE-2009-3546

33
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-3546 describes a buffer overflow or over-read vulnerability in the _gdGetColors function of the GD Graphics Library (versions 2.x) and PHP (versions 5.2.11 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1). This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a specially crafted GD file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.0.33CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libgd:gd_graphics_library:2.0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.34CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libgd:gd_graphics_library:2.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.34CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libgd:gd_graphics_library:2.0.34:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.34CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libgd:gd_graphics_library:2.0.34:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0.35CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libgd:gd_graphics_library:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0817 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: gd-0:2.0.33-9.4.el5_4.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: php-0:5.1.6-24.el5_4.5
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: php-0:4.3.2-54.ent
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: gd-0:2.0.28-5.4E.el4_8.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: php-0:4.3.9-3.29
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: gd
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: libwmf
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: libwmf
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: libwmf

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2009-3546Low

gd: insufficient input validation in _gdGetColors()

Oct 12, 2009

References

marc.info
secunia.com / advisories/37069
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/37080
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/38055
Vendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11199
svn.php.net / viewvc
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/5
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2010-0003.html
securityfocus.com / bid/36712
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/2929
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/2930
PatchVendor Advisory