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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842934
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3117-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libgd2' package(s) announced via the USN-3117-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libgd2' package(s) announced via the USN-3117-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Ibrahim El-Sayed discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain
malformed Tiff images. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted Tiff image, an attacker could cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2016-6911)

Ke Liu discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain integers
when processing WebP images. If a user or automated system were tricked
into processing a specially crafted WebP image, an attacker could cause a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10.
(CVE-2016-7568)

Emmanuel Law discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain
strings when creating images. If a user or automated system were tricked
into processing a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-8670)

Affected Software/OS:
'libgd2' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6911
BugTraq ID: 95840
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95840
Debian Security Information: DSA-3693 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3693
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-7568
BugTraq ID: 93184
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93184
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-09
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8670
BugTraq ID: 93594
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93594
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/1
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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