| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libgd2' package(s) announced via the DSA-1936-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in libgd2, a library for programmatic graphics creation and manipulation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2007-0455
Kees Cook discovered a buffer overflow in libgd2's font renderer. An attacker could cause denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted string with a JIS encoded font. This issue only affects the oldstable distribution (etch).
CVE-2009-3546
Tomas Hoger discovered a boundary error in the '_gdGetColors()' function. An attacker could conduct a buffer overflow or buffer over-read attacks via a crafted GD file.
For the oldstable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.33-5.2etch2.
For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.36~
rc1~
dfsg-3+lenny1.
For the upcoming stable distribution (squeeze) and the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.36~
rc1~
dfsg-3.1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libgd2 packages.
Affected Software/OS:
'libgd2' package(s) on Debian 4, Debian 5.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
9.3
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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