vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2016-7568)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 28, 2016 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 28, 2016
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in gd. A specially crafted image, when converted to webp, could cause the application to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-7568
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-7568
- URL-http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3693
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93184
- URL-https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73003
- URL-https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/40bec0f38f50e8510f5bb71a82f516d46facde03
- URL-https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/308
- URL-https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/c18263e0e0769faee96a5d0ee04b750c442783c6
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-19
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-09
- CWE-190
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