Ubuntu update for GD

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU11789

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7890

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists in the GIF decoding function gdImageCreateFromGifCtx in gd_gif_in.c due to it does not zero colorMap arrays before use. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted GIF image that could use the uninitialized tables to read ~700 bytes from the top of the stack and gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

libgd-tools 2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6ubuntu2.5

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 12.04

External links

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3389-2/

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.