vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-2987-1 (CVE-2015-8874): GD library vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 16, 2016 | May 31, 2016 | Apr 14, 2025 |
Description
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain color
tables in XPM images. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted XPM image, an attacker could cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2014-2497)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed
GIF images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted GIF image, an attacker could cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2014-9709)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when using
gdImageFillToBorder(). A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-8874)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when using
gdImageScaleTwoPass(). A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8877)
Hans Jerry Illikainen discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled
certain malformed GD images. If a user or automated system were tricked
into processing a specially crafted GD image, an attacker could cause a
denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3074)
Solution(s)
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