UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8670
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UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8670
Published: 14 Oct 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
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Summary:
Details: 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.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8670, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/15/1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3117-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8670
Affected packages
Package
Name: libgd2
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -2.1.0-3ubuntu0.5
Affected versions
2.1.0-2
2.1.0-3
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.3
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
