UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3074

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3074

    Published: 26 Apr 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-3074
    Aliases:
    USN-2987-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3074, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2987-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3074

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libgd2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1

    Affected versions

    2.1.0-2
    2.1.0-3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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