Is CVE-2016-3074 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-3074 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-3074?

CVE-2016-3074 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-3074?

CVE-2016-3074 has an EPSS score of 36.97% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3074?

Upgrade libgd2 on debian 11 to 2.1.1-4.1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-3074

CRITICALEPSS 98th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Integer signedness error in GD Graphics Library 2.1.1 (aka libgd or libgd2) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code via crafted compressed gd2 data, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

CWE-681

How to fix

Remediation Available

libgd2Debian

Fixed in:2.1.1-4.1CVE-2016-3074

libgd2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1USN-2987-1

Fixed in:2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-2987-1

libgd3Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1USN-2987-1

Fixed in:2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-2987-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

36.97%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit3

Third-Party Advisory14

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-681 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2009-0231	High	8.8	37%	-	-
CVE-2022-34169	High	7.5	34%	-	Fix
CVE-2008-1721	High	7.5	23%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7308	High	7.8	18%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-43663	High	8.1	14%	-	-
CVE-2018-5711	Medium	5.5	13%	-	Fix

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