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CVE-2016-3074 Detail

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.


Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  9.8 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-681 Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-3074
NVD Published Date:
04/26/2016
NVD Last Modified:
07/20/2022
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.