vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-2987-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-2987-1",
  "summary": "libgd2 vulnerabilities",
  "details": "It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain color\ntables in XPM images. If a user or automated system were tricked into\nprocessing a specially crafted XPM image, an attacker could cause a denial\nof service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2014-2497)\n\nIt was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed\nGIF images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a\nspecially crafted GIF image, an attacker could cause a denial of service.\nThis issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.\n(CVE-2014-9709)\n\nIt was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when using\ngdImageFillToBorder(). A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to\ncause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-8874)\n\nIt was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when using\ngdImageScaleTwoPass(). A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to\ncause a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS,\nUbuntu 15.10 and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8877)\n\nHans Jerry Illikainen discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled\ncertain malformed GD images. If a user or automated system were tricked\ninto processing a specially crafted GD image, an attacker could cause a\ndenial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3074)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2497",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9709",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8874",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8877",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3074"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2016-05-31T15:17:37Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:33Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "libgd2",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgd2@2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.1.0-2",
        "2.1.0-3"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libgd-tools",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgd3",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2014-2497",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2014-9709",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2015-8874",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2015-8877",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2016-3074",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "libgd2",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgd2@2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"
      },
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        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.1.1-4build1",
        "2.1.1-4build2"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libgd-tools",
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgd3",
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2015-8874",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2015-8877",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2016-3074",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2987-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2497"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9709"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8874"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8877"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3074"
    }
  ]
}