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CVE-2006-4484

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-4484 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the GD extension of PHP versions prior to 5.1.5. Specifically, the LWZReadByte_ function in gd_gif_in.c is susceptible to an overflow when processing GIF files with an input_code_size greater than MAX_LWZ_BITS, impacting the initialization of a table array. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a network-based attack with high complexity and potential for partial availability impact, but no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no known exploit intelligence, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE, suggesting it is not a high-priority threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.6LOW

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0507 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 1,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: php-0:4.3.2-36.ent
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: php-0:4.3.9-3.18
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: gd-0:2.0.28-5.4E.el4_6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: gd-0:2.0.33-9.4.el5_1.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Web Application Stack for RHEL 4Fixed in: php-0:5.1.4-1.el4s1.4
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-4484Moderate

gd: GIF handling buffer overflow

Jul 16, 2006

References

patches.sgi.com / support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc
bugs.php.net / bug.php
Exploit
cvs.php.net / viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/gd/libgd/gd_gif_in.c
Patch
cvs.php.net / viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/gd/libgd/gd_gif_in.c
Patch
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00001.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2006-0688.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/21546
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21768
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/21842
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22039
secunia.com / advisories/22069
secunia.com / advisories/22225
secunia.com / advisories/22440
secunia.com / advisories/22487
secunia.com / advisories/22538
secunia.com / advisories/28768
secunia.com / advisories/28838
secunia.com / advisories/28845
secunia.com / advisories/28866
secunia.com / advisories/28959
secunia.com / advisories/29157
secunia.com / advisories/29242
secunia.com / advisories/29546
secunia.com / advisories/30717
securitytracker.com / id
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-2218
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-683
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9004
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-222.htm
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-223.htm
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00502.html
wiki.rpath.com / Advisories:rPSA-2008-0046
wiki.rpath.com / wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0046
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_52_php.html
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2008_13_sr.html
php.net / ChangeLog-5.php
php.net / release_5_1_5.php
Patch
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0146.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/487683/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/488008/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/19582
turbolinux.com / security/2006/TLSA-2006-38.txt
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-342-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/3318