Debian DSA-3961-1 : libgd2 - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 102928

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

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.

Solution

Upgrade the libgd2 packages.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.0-5+deb8u11.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.4-2+deb9u2.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/libgd2

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/libgd2

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3961

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 102928

File Name: debian_DSA-3961.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/5/2017

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgd2, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 9/3/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-6362

DSA: 3961