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CVE-2016-6912

Published: Jan 26, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-415
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
4.4%
Top 9.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via large width and height values.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-415

Affected Products

n/an/a
GD Graphics LibraryThomas Boutell
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
libgd2Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
libgdlibgd
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
thomas boutellindividual-devUSOSS Librariesaka libgd, gd library, cgic
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
libgdoss-projectOSS Librariesaka gd graphics library

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/libgd/libgd/blob/gd-2.2.4/CHANGELOG.md
github.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3777
debian.org
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/a49feeae76d41959d85ee733925a4cf40bac61b2
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 26, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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