USN-3197-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3197-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3197-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3197-1
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Published
2017-02-15T18:00:58.086492Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:20Z
Summary
libgc vulnerability
Details

Kuang-che Wu discovered that multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities existed in libgc. An attacker could use these to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libgc

Package

Name
libgc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgc@1:7.2d-5ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:7.2d-5ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

1:7.*

1:7.2d-5ubuntu1
1:7.2d-5ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgc-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:7.2d-5ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgc1c2",
            "binary_version": "1:7.2d-5ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2016-9427"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libgc

Package

Name
libgc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgc@1:7.4.2-7.3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:7.4.2-7.3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1:7.*

1:7.2d-6.4
1:7.4.2-7
1:7.4.2-7.1
1:7.4.2-7.2
1:7.4.2-7.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgc-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:7.4.2-7.3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgc1c2",
            "binary_version": "1:7.4.2-7.3ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2016-9427"
        }
    ]
}