Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libgd2 package, versions <2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.83% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-LIBGD2-383039
  • published15 Mar 2017
  • disclosed15 Mar 2017

Introduced: 15 Mar 2017

CVE-2016-10168  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 libgd2 to version 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in gd_io.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the number of horizontal and vertical chunks in an image.