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CVE-2010-4698

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GD extension in PHP before 5.2.15 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large number of anti-aliasing steps in an argument to the imagepstext function.

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
18 Jan 2011
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
14 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
3.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 89% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Memory buffer errors (CWE-119)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PHPServers and applications · cpe:a:php:php
  • Version 5.3.3
  • Version 5.3.2
  • Version 5.3.1
  • Version 5.3.0
All 14 release lines
  • Version 5.2.0
  • Version 5.2.1
  • Version 5.2.2
  • Version 5.2.3
  • Version 5.2.4
  • Version 5.2.10
  • Version 5.2.11
  • Version 5.2.12
  • Version 5.2.13
  • Version 5.2.14
  • Version 5.3.0
  • Version 5.3.1
  • Version 5.3.2
  • Version 5.3.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4698
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4698