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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8670

Integer signedness error in the dynamicGetbuf function in gd_io_dp.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) through 2.2.3, as used in PHP before 5.6.2...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Integer signedness error in the dynamicGetbuf function in gd_io_dp.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) through 2.2.3, as used in PHP before 5.6.28 and 7.x before 7.0.13, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted imagecreatefromstring call.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 libgd2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.3-87-gd0fec80-1"}]}]

Debian:13 libgd2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.3-87-gd0fec80-1"}]}]

Debian:14 libgd2

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.3-87-gd0fec80-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org