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Debian: DSA-3777-1 Moderate: Libgd2 Denial Of Service Threat

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Calendar Grey January 31, 2017
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Numerous security flaws in libgd2 may result in service interruption or allow execution of unauthorized code. Updating is advised.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libgd2, a library for programmatic graphics creation and manipulation, which may result in denial of service or potentially the exe...
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Summary

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.1.0-5+deb8u9.

For the testing distribution (stretch) and the unstable distribution
(sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.4-1.

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/



Package: libgd2
CVE ID: CVE-2016-6906 CVE-2016-6912 CVE-2016-9317 CVE-2016-10166

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