CVE-2016-9317

Libgd vulnerability

CVSS

5.5

EPSS

3.6%

EPSS pct

88th

Exploited

No known

The gdImageCreate function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via an oversized image.

Affected vendor

Libgd

Affected product

Libgd

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Published

2017-01-26

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-9317

Confirm whether Libgd Libgd is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-9317.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

How ThreatPort helps with CVE-2016-9317

ThreatPort's external attack surface scanner checks your internet-facing assets — agentlessly, from the outside in — for the exposed services and versions that CVE-2016-9317 affects, then prioritises the finding by real risk using CISA KEV and FIRST.org EPSS.

Run a free external exposure scan

Are you exposed to CVE-2016-9317?

Run an instant, non-intrusive external scan to check your attack surface for CVE-2016-9317.

Start free scan

No credit card. Agentless.

Related vulnerabilities

MEDIUM

CVE-2005-4600

Tinymce Compressor Php vulnerability

MEDIUM

CVE-2005-4654

Oracle For Openview vulnerability

MEDIUM

CVE-2005-4676

Exiv2 vulnerability