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CVE-2016-10167 json

The gdImageCreateFromGd2Ctx function in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a den…

published 2017-03-15 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-1355

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.7%
EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • libgd2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.2.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10167

  • libgd2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6
  • libgd2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10167

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  • rh-php70-php RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 7.0.27-1.el6
  • rh-php70-php RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 7.0.27-1.el7
  • rh-php70-php-gd RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 7.0.27-1.el6
  • rh-php70-php-gd RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 7.0.27-1.el7
  • rh-php70-php-cli RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 7.0.27-1.el6
  • rh-php70-php-cli RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 7.0.27-1.el7
  • rh-php70-php-dba RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 7.0.27-1.el6
  • rh-php70-php-dba RHEL 3 SOFTWARE_COLLECTIONS 7.0.27-1.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2018:1296RHSA-2017:3221

  • php53 SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA +6 more 5.3.17-101.1
  • php5 SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP2, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP1, SLE Module for Web and Scripting 12 5.5.14-96.1
  • php7 SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP2, SLE Software Development Kit 12 SP1, SLE Module for Web and Scripting 12 7.0.7-35.1
  • gd SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 +8 more 2.1.0-23.1
  • gd SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 2.0.36.RC1-52.32.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:0568-1SUSE-SU-2017:0556-1SUSE-SU-2017:0534-1SUSE-SU-2017:0468-1SUSE-SU-2017:0459-1

  • gd openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.3.3-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10777-1

  • gd Alpine 3.5, Alpine 3.4, Alpine 3.3 2.2.4-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2016-10167

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-10167 updated cvss 5.3

gd: DoS vulnerability in gdImageCreateFromGd2Ctx()

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gd, php, php53, libwmf Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gd, php, libwmf, php-gd, php-cli, php-dba, +24 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gd, libwmf, gd-progs, libwmf-lite Red Hat Software Collections rh-php56-php, rh-php56-php-gd, rh-php56-php-cli, rh-php56-php-dba, rh-php56-php-dbg, rh-php56-php-fpm, +22 more
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) php 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-gd 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-cli 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-dba 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-fpm 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-pdo 5.4.16-43.el7_4, +18 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) php 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-gd 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-cli 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-dba 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-fpm 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-pdo 5.4.16-43.el7_4, +18 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) php 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-gd 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-cli 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-pdo 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-xml 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-ldap 5.4.16-43.el7_4, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) php-dba 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-fpm 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-intl 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-snmp 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-bcmath 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-pspell 5.4.16-43.el7_4, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) php 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-gd 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-cli 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-pdo 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-xml 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-ldap 5.4.16-43.el7_4, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) php-dba 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-fpm 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-intl 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-snmp 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-bcmath 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-pspell 5.4.16-43.el7_4, +4 more
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) php 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-gd 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-cli 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-pdo 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-xml 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-ldap 5.4.16-43.el7_4, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) php-dba 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-fpm 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-intl 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-snmp 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-bcmath 5.4.16-43.el7_4, php-pspell 5.4.16-43.el7_4, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:3221
  • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-php70-php 7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-gd 7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-cli 7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-dba 7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-dbg 7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-fpm 7.0.27-1.el6, +24 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-php70-php 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-gd 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-cli 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-dba 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-dbg 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-fpm 7.0.27-1.el7, +22 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-php70-php 7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-gd 7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-cli 7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-dba 7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-dbg 7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-fpm 7.0.27-1.el6, +24 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-php70-php 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-gd 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-cli 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-dba 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-dbg 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-fpm 7.0.27-1.el7, +22 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-php70-php 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-gd 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-cli 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-dba 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-dbg 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-fpm 7.0.27-1.el7, +22 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-php70-php 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-gd 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-cli 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-dba 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-dbg 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-fpm 7.0.27-1.el7, +22 more
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-php70-php 7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-gd 7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-cli 7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-dba 7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-dbg 7.0.27-1.el6, rh-php70-php-fpm 7.0.27-1.el6, +24 more Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-php70-php 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-gd 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-cli 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-dba 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-dbg 7.0.27-1.el7, rh-php70-php-fpm 7.0.27-1.el7, +22 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2018:1296
  • Red Hat Software Collections rh-php71-php, rh-php71-php-gd, rh-php71-php-cli, rh-php71-php-dba, rh-php71-php-dbg, rh-php71-php-fpm, +22 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

3.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.