UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5766

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5766
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5766.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5766
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Published
2016-06-24T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-04-22T10:53:21Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Integer overflow in the _gd2GetHeader function in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.3, as used in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before 7.0.8, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted chunk dimensions in an image.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libgd2

Package

Name
libgd2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgd2@2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

2.*
2.1.0-2
2.1.0-3
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgd-tools",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgd3",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5766.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libgd2

Package

Name
libgd2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgd2@2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.2

Affected versions

2.*
2.1.1-4build1
2.1.1-4build2
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgd-tools",
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgd3",
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5766.json"