Devin Carraway | 22 Jul 08:58

[SECURITY] [DSA 1613-1] new libgd2 packages fix multiple vulnerabilities


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Debian Security Advisory DSA-1613-1                  security <at> debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                           Devin Carraway
July 22, 2008                         http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libgd2
Vulnerability  : multiple vulnerabilities
Problem type   : local (remote)
Debian-specific: no
CVE Id(s)      : CVE-2007-3476 CVE-2007-3477 CVE-2007-3996 CVE-2007-2445
Debian Bug     : 443456

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in libgd2, a library
for programmatic graphics creation and manipulation.  The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following three
issues:

CVE-2007-2445

    Grayscale PNG files containing invalid tRNS chunk CRC values
    could cause a denial of service (crash), if a maliciously
    crafted image is loaded into an application using libgd.

CVE-2007-3476

    An array indexing error in libgd's GIF handling could induce a
    denial of service (crash with heap corruption) if exceptionally
    large color index values are supplied in a maliciously crafted
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