CVE-2016-10168
gd: Integer overflow in gd_io.c
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · December 17, 2016
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow was found in the way libgd read some specially-crafted gd2 files. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash an application compiled with libgd or in certain cases execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running that application.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 6.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound