Debian: DSA-3556-1 Critical: libgd2 Heap Overflow Threat
debian
April 24, 2016
Hans Jerry Illikainen discovered that libgd2, a library for programmatic graphics creation and manipulation, suffers of a signedness vulnerability which may result in a heap overfl...
Summary
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6.1+deb7u2.
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.1.0-5+deb8u1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.1.1-4.1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libgd2 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: libgd2
CVE ID: CVE-2016-3074
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