USN-3410-2: GD library vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3410-2

5th September, 2017

libgd2 vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary

GD library could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software description

• libgd2 - GD Graphics Library

Details

USN-3410-1 fixed a vulnerability in GD Graphics Library.
This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) incorrectly handled
certain malformed PNG images. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
the GD Graphics Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

libgd2-xpm 2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6ubuntu2.6

libgd2-noxpm 2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6ubuntu2.6

libgd-tools 2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6ubuntu2.6

To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2017-6362

from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/2x8hrY3