vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3117-1 (CVE-2016-8670): GD library vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 1, 2016 | Jul 1, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 1, 2016
Added
Jul 1, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Integer signedness error in the dynamicGetbuf function in gd_io_dp.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) through 2.2.3, as used in PHP before 5.6.28 and 7.x before 7.0.13, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted imagecreatefromstring call.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-libgd2-noxpmubuntu-upgrade-libgd2-xpmubuntu-upgrade-libgd3
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