CVE-2016-6207
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.5
Description
Integer overflow in the _gdContributionsAlloc function in gd_interpolation.c in GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory write or memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 42.1 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.2.2-43-g22cba39-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.2.2-43-g22cba39-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.2.2-43-g22cba39-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.2.2-43-g22cba39-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.2.2-43-g22cba39-1 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00086.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00078.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138174/LibGD-2.2.2-Integer-Overflow-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2750.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3630
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539100/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92080
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036535
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3060-1
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72558
- https://libgd.github.io/release-2.2.3.html
- https://secunia.com/secunia_research/2016-9/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-09
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6207.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6207
CWEs
CWE-119 CWE-190 CWE-787
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.