ubuntu · CVE-2016-6911

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Priority: medium Published: 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC Updated: 2025-08-25 22:09:17 UTC

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Freshness: upstream tracker timestamp is available; use API updated time as primary recency signal.

Tracker summary

CVE-2016-6911 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (libgd2, php5, php7.0), 15 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety): DNE 4, not-affected 4, released 4, needs-triage 3.

Description:

The dynamicGetbuf function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted TIFF image.

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