CVE-2016-3074

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-3074
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-04-26 14:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionInteger 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-681 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Application Libgd Libgd 2.1.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
gd2: handle corrupt images better (CVE-2016-3074) · libgd/libgd@2bb97f4 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: CVE-2016-3074: libgd: signedness vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
libgd 2.1.1 Signedness ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
GD: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201607-04) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: gd-2.1.1-7.fc24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201611-22) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
libgd 2.1.1 - Signedness Heap Overflow - Linux remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3556-1 libgd2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
The Slackware Linux Project: Slackware Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.slackware.com Third Party Advisory
GD Library Heap Overflow in Processing Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: gd-2.1.1-5.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-2987-1: GD library vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1274-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3602-1 php5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
PHP LibGD CVE-2016-3074 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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