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CVE-2016-3074

65
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3074 is a critical integer signedness error in GD Graphics Library 2.1.1 (libgd), impacting various products including Canonical, Debian, FedoraProject, openSUSE, and PHP. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via crafted compressed gd2 data, leading to a denial of service or potential arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), it presents a high-impact, low-complexity attack vector requiring no user interaction. While not listed on the KEV catalog and lacking Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-39736) exists, indicating public exploit code availability, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libgd:libgd:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
36.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-39736 · Apr 26, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3697 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (24)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-php56-0:2.3-1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-0:2.3-1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-php56-0:2.3-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-0:2.3-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-0:2.3-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-php-0:5.6.25-1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSFixed in: rh-php56-php-pear-1:1.9.5-4.el7
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redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: php53
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: gd
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: gd
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: php54-php
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: php55-php

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-3074Moderate

php: Signedness vulnerability causing heap overflow in libgd

Apr 22, 2016

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183263.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183724.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00031.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/136757/libgd-2.1.1-Signedness.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
Third Party Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/72
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com / libgd/libgd/commit/2bb97f407c1145c850416a3bfbcc8cf124e68a19
PatchThird Party Advisory
h20566.www2.hpe.com / portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201607-04
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201611-22
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/39736
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3556
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3602
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/538160/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/87087
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1035659
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2987-1
Third Party Advisory