vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-3117-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-3117-1",
  "summary": "libgd2 vulnerabilities",
  "details": "Ibrahim El-Sayed discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain\nmalformed Tiff images. If a user or automated system were tricked into\nprocessing a specially crafted Tiff image, an attacker could cause a denial\nof service. (CVE-2016-6911)\n\nKe Liu discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain integers\nwhen processing WebP images. If a user or automated system were tricked\ninto processing a specially crafted WebP image, an attacker could cause a\ndenial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only\napplied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10.\n(CVE-2016-7568)\n\nEmmanuel Law discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain\nstrings when creating images. If a user or automated system were tricked\ninto processing a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial\nof service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-8670)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6911",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7568",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8670"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2016-11-01T17:10:21Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:33Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "libgd2",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgd2@2.1.0-3ubuntu0.5?arch=source&distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.5"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.1.0-2",
        "2.1.0-3",
        "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1",
        "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2",
        "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.3"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libgd-tools",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgd3",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.5"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2016-6911",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2016-7568",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "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"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2016-8670",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "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@2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.5?arch=source&distro=xenial"
      },
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        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.5"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.1.1-4build1",
        "2.1.1-4build2",
        "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.1",
        "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.2",
        "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.3"
      ],
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          {
            "binary_name": "libgd-tools",
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgd3",
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.5"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
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          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2016-6911",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2016-7568",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "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"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2016-8670",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "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-3117-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6911"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7568"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8670"
    }
  ]
}