SB2016052308 - Integer overflow in gd (Alpine package)



SB2016052308 - Integer overflow in gd (Alpine package)

Published: May 23, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016052308
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10168)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack and potentially compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when processing the number of horizontal and vertical chunks in an image in gd_io.c. A remote attacker create a specially crafted image file, trigger memory corruption and crash the affected application or execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.