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Vulnerability details: VCID-9zks-j1fv-ukew
Vulnerability ID VCID-9zks-j1fv-ukew
Aliases CVE-2016-3074
Summary Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GD, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 8.8
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-681 Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types
System Score Found at
epss 0.54698 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3074
epss 0.54698 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3074
epss 0.54698 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3074
epss 0.54698 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3074
epss 0.54698 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3074
epss 0.54698 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3074
epss 0.54698 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3074
epss 0.54698 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3074
cvssv2 5.1 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3074
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3074
Reference id Reference type URL
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183263.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183724.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00031.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136757/libgd-2.1.1-Signedness.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-3074.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-3074
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-7456
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3074
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4537
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4538
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4539
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4540
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4541
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4542
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4543
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4544
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5093
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5094
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5095
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5096
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/72
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/2bb97f407c1145c850416a3bfbcc8cf124e68a19
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-22
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39736/
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3556
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3602
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538160/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/87087
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035659
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2016&m=slackware-security.383127
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2987-1
1321893 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1321893
822242 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=822242
cpe:2.3:a:libgd:libgd:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:libgd:libgd:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-3074 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/remote/39736.txt
CVE-2016-3074 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3074
GLSA-201607-04 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-04
RHSA-2016:2750 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2750
USN-2987-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/2987-1/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added April 26, 2016
Description libgd 2.1.1 - Signedness Heap Overflow
Ransomware campaign use Unknown
Source publication date April 26, 2016
Exploit type remote
Platform linux
Source update date April 26, 2016
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3074
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3074
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.98019
EPSS Score 0.54698
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:10:06.072971+00:00 Gentoo Importer Import https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-04 38.0.0