# CVE-2016-10168: 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 vecto

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-03-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/26/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/28/6
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1296
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/69d2fd2c597ffc0c217de1238b9bf4d4bceba8e6
- http://libgd.github.io/release-2.2.4.html
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/354
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3777
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95869
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037659
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3221

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