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CVE-2016-3074
Integer signedness error in GD Graphics Library 2.1.1 (aka libgd or libgd2) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)…
Critical9.8EPSS 37.2%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 37.2% · top 1.5% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (18)
- DSA-3556 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- 39736 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- GLSA-201611-22 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 87087 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:2750 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20160421 CVE-2016-3074: libgd: signedness vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- DSA-3602 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-0c57b12c7b (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 1035659 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- GLSA-201607-04 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- USN-2987-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SSA:2016-120-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136757/libgd-2.1.1-Signedness.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20160421 CVE-2016-3074: libgd: signedness vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-5f91f43826 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1274 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/2bb97f407c1145c850416a3bfbcc8cf124e68a19 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .