Debian Security Advisory

DLA-534-1 libgd2 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
29 Jun 2016
Affected Packages:
libgd2
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2016-5766.
More information:
  • CVE-2016-5766

    Integer Overflow in _gd2GetHeader() resulting in heap overflow.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6.1+deb7u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your libgd2 packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS