Description
Integer signedness error in the dynamicGetbuf function in gd_io_dp.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) through 2.2.3, as used in PHP before 5.6.28 and 7.x before 7.0.13, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted imagecreatefromstring call.
Published: 2017-01-04
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 1.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-665-1 libgd2 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-9509 Integer signedness error in the dynamicGetbuf function in gd_io_dp.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) through 2.2.3, as used in PHP before 5.6.28 and 7.x before 7.0.13, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted imagecreatefromstring call.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3117-1 GD library vulnerabilities
History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01746}

epss

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:27:41.230Z

Reserved: 2016-10-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8670

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-04T20:59:00.293

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-8670

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-10-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-8670 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses