| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libgd2' package(s) announced via the USN-3030-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when using
gdImageScaleTwoPass(). A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2013-7456)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed
XBM images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted XBM image, an attacker could cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. (CVE-2016-5116)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when using
_gd2GetHeader(). A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5766)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain color
indexes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 15.10 and
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-6128)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when
encoding a GIF image. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-6161)
Affected Software/OS:
'libgd2' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 16.04.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
6.8
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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