CVE-2016-3074
libgd2 - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 60.5%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-3074
To remediate CVE-2016-3074, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/gd—upgrade to 2.2.1-r2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.1.1-4.1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6.1+deb7u2 or later
Is CVE-2016-3074 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 60.5%, placing CVE-2016-3074 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.2.1-r2
- from 0, < 2.1.1-4.1
- from 0, < 2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6.1+deb7u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |