UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6912

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6912
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6912.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6912
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Published
2017-01-26T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:50Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via large width and height values.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libgd2

Package

Name
libgd2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgd2@2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.0-2
2.1.0-3
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.3
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libgd-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libgd-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libgd2-noxpm-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libgd2-xpm-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6",
            "binary_name": "libgd3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libgd2

Package

Name
libgd2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgd2@2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.1-4build1
2.1.1-4build2
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.2
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.3
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6",
            "binary_name": "libgd-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6",
            "binary_name": "libgd-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6",
            "binary_name": "libgd3"
        }
    ]
}