usn-5068-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-09-08 13:08
Modified
2026-06-29 10:52
Summary
libgd2 vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled certain GD and GD2 files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-6363)

It was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled certain TGA files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2021-381)

It was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. (CVE-2021-40145)

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  "details": "It was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled certain GD  and GD2 files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or expose sensitive information.\nThis issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n(CVE-2017-6363)\n\nIt was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled certain TGA files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or\nexpose sensitive information. (CVE-2021-381)\n\nIt was discovered that GD Graphics Library incorrectly handled certain files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.\n(CVE-2021-40145)\n",
  "id": "USN-5068-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T10:52:51Z",
  "published": "2021-09-08T13:08:35Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5068-1"
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      "type": "REPORT",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "libgd2 vulnerabilities",
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40145"
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}



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