Out-of-bounds Read Affecting gd package, versions <2.2.5-r4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.47% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE311-GD-1583728
  • published 9 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 4 Aug 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.11 gd to version 2.2.5-r4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gd package and not the gd package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.11 relevant fixed versions and status.

read_header_tga in gd_tga.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted TGA file.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High