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CVE-2016-3074 EXPLOIT

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 37.2% (pctl 98)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Integer signedness error in GD Graphics Library 2.1.1 (aka libgd or libgd2) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code via crafted compressed gd2 data, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Scoring

CVSS9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS37.23% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-681
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2016-04-26
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (6)

VendorProduct
canonicalubuntu linux
debiandebian linux
fedoraprojectfedora
libgdlibgd
opensuseopensuse
phpphp

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dblibgd 2.1.1 - Signedness Heap Overflow2016-04-26

References

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