Gentoo update for GD

1) Memory corruption

EUVDB-ID: #VU12348

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2009-3546

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the _gdGetColors function in gd_gd.c due to improper verification of a certain colorsTotal structure member. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted GD file, trigger buffer over-read or buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
media-libs/gd to version: 2.0.35-r1

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201006-16

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.