CVE-2016-3074 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2016-3074?

CVE-2016-3074 is a critical vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 26 Apr 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-681

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3074?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Libgd Libgd, Opensuse Opensuse, Php Php.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3074?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2016-3074 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3074 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-3074, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3074, DSA-3556-1, GHSA-cqf2-847w-787m, MGASA-2016-0152, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3074.