ubuntu-cve-2017-6363
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-02-27 05:15
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details
In the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.2.5, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in tiffWriter in gd_tiff.c. NOTE: the vendor says "In my opinion this issue should not have a CVE, since the GD and GD2 formats are documented to be 'obsolete, and should only be used for development and testing purposes.'
Severity
8.1 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libgd-tools",
"binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgd3",
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}
]
},
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}
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}
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"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",
"2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6",
"2.1.0-3ubuntu0.7",
"2.1.0-3ubuntu0.8",
"2.1.0-3ubuntu0.10",
"2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11",
"2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11+esm1"
]
},
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"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
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},
{
"binary_name": "libgd3",
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}
]
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{
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"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",
"2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6",
"2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.7",
"2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.8",
"2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.10",
"2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.11",
"2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.12"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libgd-tools",
"binary_version": "2.2.5-4ubuntu0.5"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgd3",
"binary_version": "2.2.5-4ubuntu0.5"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
"name": "libgd2",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgd2@2.2.5-4ubuntu0.5?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
},
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"introduced": "0"
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{
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}
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"2.2.5-4",
"2.2.5-4ubuntu0.2",
"2.2.5-4ubuntu0.3",
"2.2.5-4ubuntu0.4"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "libgd-tools",
"binary_version": "2.2.5-5.2ubuntu2.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libgd3",
"binary_version": "2.2.5-5.2ubuntu2.1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"name": "libgd2",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgd2@2.2.5-5.2ubuntu2.1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
},
"ranges": [
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}
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]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "In the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.2.5, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in tiffWriter in gd_tiff.c. NOTE: the vendor says \"In my opinion this issue should not have a CVE, since the GD and GD2 formats are documented to be \u0027obsolete, and should only be used for development and testing purposes.\u0027",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6363",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:12Z",
"published": "2020-02-27T05:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6363"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/0be86e1926939a98afbd2f3a23c673dfc4df2a7c"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/2dbd8f6e66b73ed43d9b81a45350922b80f75397"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/383"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5068-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6363"
}
],
"related": [
"USN-5068-1"
],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "low",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2017-6363"
]
}
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