SB2017081405 - Ubuntu update for LibGD
Published: August 14, 2017
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7890)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.