SB2016081208 - Buffer overflow in libgd
Published: August 12, 2016 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016081208
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6207)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Integer overflow in the _gdContributionsAlloc function in gd_interpolation.c in GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory write or memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00086.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00078.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138174/LibGD-2.2.2-Integer-Overflow-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3630
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539100/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92080
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036535
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3060-1
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72558
- https://libgd.github.io/release-2.2.3.html
- https://secunia.com/secunia_research/2016-9/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-09