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Unscored USN-3030-1 5 CVEs

libgd2 vulnerabilities

Published Jul 11, 2016 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when using
gdImageScaleTwoPass(). A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2013-7456)

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed
XBM images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted XBM image, an attacker could cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. (CVE-2016-5116)

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when using
_gd2GetHeader(). A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5766)

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain color
indexes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 15.10 and
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-6128)

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when
encoding a GIF image. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-6161)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS libgd2 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS libgd2 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.2

Vulnerabilities 5

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7456
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5116
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5766
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6128
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6161