Is CVE-2014-2497 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-2497 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-2497?

CVE-2014-2497 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-2497?

CVE-2014-2497 has an EPSS score of 22.32% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2497?

Upgrade libgd2 on debian 11 to 2.1.0-4 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-2497

MEDIUMEPSS 97th pctl

4.3

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

libgd2Debian

Fixed in:2.1.0-4CVE-2014-2497

libgd2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1USN-2987-1

Fixed in:2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-2987-1

libgd3Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1USN-2987-1

Fixed in:2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-2987-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

22.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory13

Mailing List1

lists.apple.com

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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