{"id":"CVE-2014-2497","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2014-2497","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T07:10:45.732Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2014-03-21T14:55:13.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:06:43.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":4.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-476"],"affected":["php/php","canonical/ubuntu linux","suse/linux enterprise server","suse/linux enterprise software development kit","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux eus","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux server aus","redhat/enterprise linux server tus","redhat/enterprise linux workstation","debian/debian linux","oracle/solaris"],"epss":{"score":0.20272,"percentile":0.9748,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. 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