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Unscored USN-5068-1 3 CVEs

libgd2 vulnerabilities

Published Sep 8, 2021 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled certain GD and GD2 files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or expose sensitive information.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
(CVE-2017-6363)

It was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled certain TGA files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
expose sensitive information. (CVE-2021-381)

It was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.
(CVE-2021-40145)

Fixed packages 4

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS libgd2 2.2.5-4ubuntu0.5
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS libgd2 2.2.5-5.2ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS libgd2 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11+esm2
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS libgd2 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.12+esm1

Vulnerabilities 3

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6363
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-38115
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40145