UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5766

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5766

    Published: 24 Jun 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-5766
    Aliases:
    USN-3030-1

    Summary:

    Details: Integer overflow in the _gd2GetHeader function in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.3, as used in PHP before 5.5.37, 5.6.x before 5.6.23, and 7.x before 7.0.8, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted chunk dimensions in an image.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5766, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3030-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5766

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libgd2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2

    Affected versions

    2.1.0-2
    2.1.0-3
    2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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