ALPINE-CVE-2016-9317 — Vulnetix

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ALPINE-CVE-2016-9317 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

5.5

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.3	gd	0, 2.0.35-r0, 2.0.35-r1
Alpine:v3.4	gd	0, 2.0.35-r0, 2.0.35-r1
Alpine:v3.5	gd	0, 2.0.35-r0, 2.0.35-r1

Timeline

Jan 26, 2017 CVE Published
Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-9317 advisory

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