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CVE-2016-6912

Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd)...

9.8 CriticalFix available

CVE-2016-6912 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Libgd, published January 26, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.49%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in gd 2.2.4-r0.

Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via large width and height values.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

4.49%Up 3.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via large width and height values.

Record
CVE-2016-6912
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-415
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via large width and height values.

Record
CVE-2016-6912
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7797 No score

Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via large width and height values.

Record
EUVD-2016-7797
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wmff-45hx-q83q 9.8

Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd)...

Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via large width and height values.

Record
GHSA-wmff-45hx-q83q
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-415
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2016-6912 9.8

Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via large width and height values.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2016-6912
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 9.8

Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via large width and height values.

Record
CVE-2016-6912
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-6912 9.8

Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via large width and height values.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6912
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6912 9.8

Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via large width and height values.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6912
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0055 No score

Updated libgd packages fix security vulnerability

OOB reads of the TGA decompression buffer (CVE-2016-6906).

Double-free in gdImageWebPtr() (CVE-2016-6912).

gdImageCreate() doesn't check for oversized images and as such is prone to DoS vulnerabilities (CVE-2016-9317).

Potential unsigned underflow in gd_interpolation.c (CVE-2016-10166).

DOS vulnerability in gdImageCreateFromGd2Ctx() (CVE-2016-10167).

Signed Integer Overflow gd_io.c (CVE-2016-10168).

Record
MGASA-2017-0055
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10777-1 No score

gd-2.3.3-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the gd-2.3.3-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10777-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2017:0468-1 No score

Security update for gd

This update for gd fixes the following security issues:

  • CVE-2016-6906: An out-of-bounds read in TGA decompression was fixed which could have lead to crashes. (bsc#1022553)
  • CVE-2016-6912: Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) allowed remote attackers to have unspecified impact via large width and height values. (bsc#1022284)
  • CVE-2016-9317: The gdImageCreate function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via an oversized image. (bsc#1022283)
  • CVE-2016-10166: A potential unsigned underflow in gd interpolation functions could lead to memory corruption in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) (bsc#1022263)
  • CVE-2016-10167: A denial of service problem in gdImageCreateFromGd2Ctx() could lead to libgd running out of memory even on small files. (bsc#1022264)
  • CVE-2016-10168: A signed integer overflow in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) could lead to memory corruption (bsc#1022265)
Record
SUSE-SU-2017:0468-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3213-1 No score

libgd2 vulnerabilities

Stefan Esser discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when processing certain images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-10166)

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-10167)

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-10168)

Ibrahim El-Sayed discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed TGA images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted TGA image, an attacker could cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-6906)

Ibrahim El-Sayed discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed WebP images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted WebP image, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-6912)

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled creating oversized images. If a user or automated system were tricked into creating a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-9317)

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled filling certain images. If a user or automated system were tricked into filling an image, an attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-9933)

Record
USN-3213-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gd
Alpine:v3.3
before 2.2.4-r0
2.2.4-r0
gd
Alpine:v3.4
before 2.2.4-r0
2.2.4-r0
gd
Alpine:v3.5
before 2.2.4-r0
2.2.4-r0
libgd2
Debian:12
before 2.2.4-1
2.2.4-1
libgd2
Debian:13
before 2.2.4-1
2.2.4-1
libgd2
Debian:14
before 2.2.4-1
2.2.4-1
libgd2
Debian:8
before 2.1.0-5+deb8u9, plus listed versions
2.1.0-52.1.0-5+deb8u12.1.0-5+deb8u22.1.0-5+deb8u32.1.0-5+deb8u4
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2.1.0-5+deb8u52.1.0-5+deb8u62.1.0-5+deb8u72.1.0-5+deb8u8
2.1.0-5+deb8u9
libgd
Mageia:5
before 2.2.4-1.1.mga5
2.2.4-1.1.mga5
gd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
before 2.1.0-23.1
2.1.0-23.1
gd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 2.1.0-23.1
2.1.0-23.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 2.1.0-23.1
2.1.0-23.1
gd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
before 2.1.0-23.1
2.1.0-23.1
gd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
before 2.1.0-23.1
2.1.0-23.1
gd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
before 2.1.0-23.1
2.1.0-23.1
gd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
before 2.1.0-23.1
2.1.0-23.1
gd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 2.1.0-23.1
2.1.0-23.1
gd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 2.1.0-23.1
2.1.0-23.1
gd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1
before 2.1.0-23.1
2.1.0-23.1
gd
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2
before 2.1.0-23.1
2.1.0-23.1
libgd2
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6, plus listed versions
2.1.0-22.1.0-32.1.0-3ubuntu0.12.1.0-3ubuntu0.22.1.0-3ubuntu0.32.1.0-3ubuntu0.5
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6
libgd2
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6, plus listed versions
2.1.1-4build12.1.1-4build22.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.12.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.22.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.32.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.5
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6
gd
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 2.3.3-1.1
2.3.3-1.1

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

References

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