CVE-2016-10166 (GCVE-0-2016-10166)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-15 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 03:14
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Summary
Integer underflow in the _gdContributionsAlloc function in gd_interpolation.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors related to decrementing the u variable.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2017-01-18 00:00
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