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CVE-2016-10167

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-03-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The gdImageCreateFromGd2Ctx function in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted image file.

Affected products

• Libgd: through 2.2.3

References

• http://libgd.github.io/release-2.2.4.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3777
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/26/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/6
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95869
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037659
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3221
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296
• https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/fe9ed49dafa993e3af96b6a5a589efeea9bfb36f
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-04
• http://libgd.github.io/release-2.2.4.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3777

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