USN-3030-1

See a problem?
Please try reporting it to the source first.
Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3030-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3030-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3030-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2016-07-11T16:47:45.454217Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:06Z
Summary
libgd2 vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when using gdImageScaleTwoPass(). A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2013-7456)

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed XBM images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted XBM image, an attacker could cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-5116)

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when using _gd2GetHeader(). A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5766)

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain color indexes. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-6128)

It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when encoding a GIF image. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-6161)

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
0Unknown 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 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libgd-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libgd-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libgd2-noxpm-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libgd2-xpm-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libgd3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

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
0Unknown 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 

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