CVE-2016-3074

Public Exploit

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 55.09% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3556 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39736/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87087 third party advisory vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/72 mailing list third party advisory exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3602 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183724.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035659 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-04 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2987-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.383127 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136757/libgd-2.1.1-Signedness.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538160/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183263.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00031.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/2bb97f407c1145c850416a3bfbcc8cf124e68a19 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3074?
CVE-2016-3074 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3074?
To fix CVE-2016-3074, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3074 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-3074 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~55% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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