Integer overflow in gd (Alpine package)
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2016-10168 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-190 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
gd (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU7576
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10168
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack and potentially compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when processing the number of horizontal and vertical chunks in an image in gd_io.c. A remote attacker create a specially crafted image file, trigger memory corruption and crash the affected application or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Vulnerable software versionsgd (Alpine package): 2.1.1-r2
gd (Alpine package):
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:gd_alpine_package:2.1.1-r2:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.2
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:gd_alpine_package::*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1b8dc16a8d83cea1a0638ca75a327f234049e6fd
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=08114de6e0da35db211984405c8d9043e426ea58
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=87a5a2c48f6c4e068c31ba4ba9665d05a4a88682
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
