vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3030-1 (CVE-2016-5766): GD library vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jul 11, 2016 | Jul 11, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jul 11, 2016
Added
Jul 11, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Integer overflow in the _gd2GetHeader function in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.3, as used in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before 7.0.8, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted chunk dimensions in an image.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-libgd2-noxpmubuntu-upgrade-libgd2-xpmubuntu-upgrade-libgd3
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