{"id":"CVE-2016-9317","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-9317","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:56:29.124Z","title":"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.","description":"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.","published":"2017-01-26T15:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:55:50.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["libgd/libgd"],"epss":{"score":0.03727,"percentile":0.89752,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.06326,"percentile":0.93391},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.03581,"percentile":0.88883}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.73%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3777","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95841","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/libgd/libgd/blob/gd-2.2.4/CHANGELOG.md","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/1846f48e5fcdde996e7c27a4bbac5d0aef183e4b","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3777","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95841","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/libgd/libgd/blob/gd-2.2.4/CHANGELOG.md","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/1846f48e5fcdde996e7c27a4bbac5d0aef183e4b","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9317","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}