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Debian: DSA-3693-1 Critical: libgd2 Denial of Service Risk

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Calendar Grey October 14, 2016
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A variety of security weaknesses identified in the libgd2 software might result in disruption of service or allow malicious code execution through compromised files.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the GD Graphics Library, which may result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed file i...
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Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the GD Graphics Library,
which may result in denial of service or potentially the execution of
arbitrary code if a malformed file is processed.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.1.0-5+deb8u7.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

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-2016-7568

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