CVE-2016-10167
The gdImageCreateFromGd2Ctx function in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted image file.
02 Description
The gdImageCreateFromGd2Ctx function in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted image file.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 89.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-03-15 15:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 03:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-01-28
- Assigning CNA
- debian
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 518dd99aad7d7d09f94cc8b2d72fe9e293fb6d693d2c2deb81d6dc263fcee651
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/fe9ed49dafa993e3af96b6a5a589efeea9bfb36f
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20170126 CVE Requests: libgd: potential unsigned onderflow, denial-of-service in gdImageCreateFromGd2Ctx and signed overflow in gd_io.chttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/26/1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20170128 Re: CVE Requests: libgd: potential unsigned onderflow, denial-of-service in gdImageCreateFromGd2Ctx and signed overflow in gd_io.chttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/6
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:1296https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296
- libgd.github.iohttp://libgd.github.io/release-2.2.4.html
- www.tenable.comhttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-04
- www.debian.orgDSA-3777http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3777
- www.securityfocus.com95869http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95869
- www.securitytracker.com1037659http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037659
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:3221https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3221
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libgd2 Fixed in 2.2.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libgd2 Fixed in 2.2.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libgd2 Fixed in 2.2.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libgd2 Fixed in 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libgd2 Fixed in 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.