1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-557-1

USN-557-1: GD library vulnerability

Publication date

18 December 2007

Overview

GD library vulnerability

Releases

Packages

Details

Mattias Bengtsson and Philip Olausson discovered that the GD
library did not properly perform bounds checking when creating
images. An attacker could send specially crafted input to
applications linked against libgd2 and cause a denial of service
or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Mattias Bengtsson and Philip Olausson discovered that the GD
library did not properly perform bounds checking when creating
images. An attacker could send specially crafted input to
applications linked against libgd2 and cause a denial of service
or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
7.10 gutsy libgd2-xpm –  2.0.34-1ubuntu1.1
libgd2-noxpm –  2.0.34-1ubuntu1.1
7.04 feisty libgd2-xpm –  2.0.34~rc1-2ubuntu1.2
libgd2-noxpm –  2.0.34~rc1-2ubuntu1.2
6.10 edgy libgd2-xpm –  2.0.33-4ubuntu2.2
libgd2-noxpm –  2.0.33-4ubuntu2.2
6.06 dapper libgd2-xpm –  2.0.33-2ubuntu5.3
libgd2-noxpm –  2.0.33-2ubuntu5.3

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