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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.703961
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3961-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libgd2' package(s) announced via the DSA-3961-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libgd2' package(s) announced via the DSA-3961-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A double-free vulnerability was discovered in the gdImagePngPtr() function in libgd2, a library for programmatic graphics creation and manipulation, which may result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a specially crafted file is processed.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.0-5+deb8u11.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.4-2+deb9u2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.5-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libgd2 packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'libgd2' package(s) on Debian 8, Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6362
Debian Security Information: DSA-3961 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3961
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N2BLXX7KNRE7ZVQAKGTHHWS33CUCXVUP/
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