vulnerability

Ubuntu: USN-3060-1 (CVE-2016-6214): GD library vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 10, 2016
Added
Jul 1, 2017
Modified
Apr 14, 2025

Description

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed
TGA images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted TGA image, an attacker could cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2016-6132, CVE-2016-6214)

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when using
gdImageScale(). A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-6207)

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-libgd3
Title
NEW

Explore Exposure Command

Confidently identify and prioritize exposures from endpoint to cloud with full attack surface visibility and threat-aware risk context.