CVE-2016-6207

Publication date 21 July 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Integer overflow in the _gdContributionsAlloc function in gd_interpolation.c in GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory write or memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libgd2	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.3
	15.10 wily	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.3
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
php5	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
php7.0	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

php uses the system libgd2

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
libgd2	Upstream: 0dd40ab Upstream: d325888 Upstream: ff9113c Upstream: f60ec7a Upstream: 7a28c23 Upstream: 0dd1706 Upstream: 8b7e76d

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H