vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-7890): GD vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Aug 2, 2017 | Aug 15, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Aug 2, 2017
Added
Aug 15, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
The GIF decoding function gdImageCreateFromGifCtx in gd_gif_in.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd), as used in PHP before 5.6.31 and 7.x before 7.1.7, does not zero colorMap arrays before use. A specially crafted GIF image could use the uninitialized tables to read ~700 bytes from the top of the stack, potentially disclosing sensitive information.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libgd-tools
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