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Debian: CVE-2016-9317: libgd2 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-9317: libgd2 -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
01/26/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/01/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libgd2

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