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Ubuntu: USN-3213-1 (CVE-2016-6906): GD library vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-3213-1 (CVE-2016-6906): GD library vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/31/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/01/2017
Modified
04/25/2018

Description

The read_image_tga function in gd_tga.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted TGA file, related to the decompression buffer.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libgd2-noxpm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libgd2-xpm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libgd3

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