Gentoo update for GD
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2014-2497 CVE-2014-9709 CVE-2016-3074 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-476 CWE-125 CWE-122 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #3 is available. |
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Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | Gentoo |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) NULL pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU33295
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2497
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted color table in an XPM file.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
media-libs/gd to version: 2.2.2
Gentoo Linux: All versions
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-04
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.
2) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU31834
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9709
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The GetCode_ function in gd_gif_in.c in GD 2.1.1 and earlier, as used in PHP before 5.5.21 and 5.6.x before 5.6.5,. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted GIF image that is improperly handled by the gdImageCreateFromGif function.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
media-libs/gd to version: 2.2.2
Gentoo Linux: All versions
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-04
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.
3) Heap-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU33631
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 9.3 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3074
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Integer signedness error in GD Graphics Library 2.1.1 (aka libgd or libgd2). A remote attacker can use crafted compressed gd2 data to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
media-libs/gd to version: 2.2.2
Gentoo Linux: All versions
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-04
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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
