USN-4316-2: GD Graphics Library vulnerabilities
USN-4316-2: GD Graphics Library vulnerabilities libgd2 vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Summary Several security issues were fixed in GD Graphics Library. Software Description libgd2 – Open source code library for the dynamic creation of images Details USN-4316-1 fixed a vulnerability in GD Graphics Library. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled cloning an image. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GD Graphics Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-14553) It was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled loading images from X bitmap format files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GD Graphics Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or to disclose contents [ more… ]