Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libgd2 package, versions <2.2.4-1
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- published31 Jul 2026
- disclosed15 Mar 2017
Introduced: 15 Mar 2017
CVE-2016-10168 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest libgd2 to version 2.2.4-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgd2 package and not the libgd2 package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
Integer overflow in gd_io.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the number of horizontal and vertical chunks in an image.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2016-10168
- 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/69d2fd2c597ffc0c217de1238b9bf4d4bceba8e6
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/354