A double-free vulnerability was discovered in the gdImagePngPtr() function in libgd2, a library for programmatic graphics creation and manipulation, which may result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a specially crafted file is processed.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3961-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
September 03, 2017                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libgd2
CVE ID         : CVE-2017-6362

A double-free vulnerability was discovered in the gdImagePngPtr()
function in libgd2, a library for programmatic graphics creation and
manipulation, which may result in denial of service or potentially the
execution of arbitrary code if a specially crafted file is processed.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.1.0-5+deb8u11.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.4-2+deb9u2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.5-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libgd2 packages.

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