CVE-2016-6912
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.5% (pctl 91)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via large width and height values.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.49% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-415 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-01-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| libgd | libgd |
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3777
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95843
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/blob/gd-2.2.4/CHANGELOG.md
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/a49feeae76d41959d85ee733925a4cf40bac61b2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3777
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95843
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/blob/gd-2.2.4/CHANGELOG.md
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/a49feeae76d41959d85ee733925a4cf40bac61b2
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