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
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 37.23% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-681 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-04-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (6)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| debian | debian linux |
| fedoraproject | fedora |
| libgd | libgd |
| opensuse | opensuse |
| php | php |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | libgd 2.1.1 - Signedness Heap Overflow | 2016-04-26 |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183263.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183724.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00031.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136757/libgd-2.1.1-Signedness.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/72
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3556
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3602
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538160/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87087
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035659
- http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.383127
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2987-1
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/2bb97f407c1145c850416a3bfbcc8cf124e68a19
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-04
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39736/
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183263.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183724.html
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