Ubuntu Security Notice 3213-1 - Stefan Esser discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when processing certain images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3213-1
February 28, 2017
libgd2 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
The GD library could be made to crash or run programs if it processed a
specially crafted image file.
Software Description:
- libgd2: GD Graphics Library
Details:
Stefan Esser discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when
processing certain images. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-10166)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed
images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2016-10167)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed
images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-10168)
Ibrahim El-Sayed discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain
malformed TGA images. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted TGA image, an attacker could cause a denial
of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-6906)
Ibrahim El-Sayed discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain
malformed WebP images. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted WebP image, an attacker could cause a denial
of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-6912)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled creating
oversized images. If a user or automated system were tricked into creating
a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2016-9317)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled filling certain
images. If a user or automated system were tricked into filling an image,
an attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-9933)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.10:
libgd3 2.2.1-1ubuntu3.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libgd3 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libgd3 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libgd2-noxpm 2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6ubuntu2.4
libgd2-xpm 2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6ubuntu2.4
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3213-1
CVE-2016-10166, CVE-2016-10167, CVE-2016-10168, CVE-2016-6906,
CVE-2016-6912, CVE-2016-9317, CVE-2016-9933
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgd2/2.2.1-1ubuntu3.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgd2/2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgd2/2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgd2/2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6ubuntu2.4