Double Free Affecting libgd2 package, versions <2.2.5-1
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- published7 Sept 2017
- disclosed7 Sept 2017
Introduced: 7 Sep 2017
CVE-2017-6362 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 libgd2 to version 2.2.5-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgd2 package and not the libgd2 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
Double free vulnerability in the gdImagePngPtr function in libgd2 before 2.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to a palette with no colors.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6362
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6362
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3961
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N2BLXX7KNRE7ZVQAKGTHHWS33CUCXVUP/
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/381
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/releases/tag/gd-2.2.5
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-6362
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N2BLXX7KNRE7ZVQAKGTHHWS33CUCXVUP/