Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1106-1 libgd2 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
22 Sep 2017
Affected Packages:
libgd2
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-6362.
More information:

A double-free vulnerability was discovered in the gdImagePngPtr() function in libgd2, a library for programmatic graphics creation and manipulation, which may result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if a specially crafted file is processed.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6.1+deb7u10.

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