CVE-2016-3074
highpriority · attend · 62EPSS 0.372 · 99 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-39736libgd 2.1.1 - Signedness Heap OverflowPoC · exploit_db
affected products (14)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (55)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://libgd.org/Patchcnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183263.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183724.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00031.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.htmlcnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/72cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538160/100/0/threadedcnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035659cnnvd
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