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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892106
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2106-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libgd2' package(s) announced via the DLA-2106-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'libgd2' package(s) announced via the DLA-2106-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability was discovered in libgd2, the GD graphics library, whereby an attacker can employ a specific function call sequence to trigger a NULL pointer dereference, subsequently crash the application using libgd2, and create a denial of service.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.0-5+deb8u14.

We recommend that you upgrade your libgd2 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

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

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-14553
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3CZ2QADQTKRHTGB2AHD7J4QQNDLBEMM6/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1599032
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/a93eac0e843148dc2d631c3ba80af17e9c8c860f
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/pull/580
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00014.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00003.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0332 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00020.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4316-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4316-2/
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