USN-3213-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6906)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2017-02-28 18:31 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:36 – Source websiteStefan Esser discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when processing certain images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-10166)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-10167)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-10168)
Ibrahim El-Sayed discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed TGA images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted TGA image, an attacker could cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-6906)
Ibrahim El-Sayed discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed WebP images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted WebP image, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-6912)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled creating oversized images. If a user or automated system were tricked into creating a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-9317)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled filling certain images. If a user or automated system were tricked into filling an image, an attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-9933)
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"details": "Stefan Esser discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when\nprocessing certain images. If a user or automated system were tricked into\nprocessing a specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of\nservice, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-10166)\n\nIt was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed\nimages. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a\nspecially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2016-10167)\n\nIt was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed\nimages. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a\nspecially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service, or\npossibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-10168)\n\nIbrahim El-Sayed discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain\nmalformed TGA images. If a user or automated system were tricked into\nprocessing a specially crafted TGA image, an attacker could cause a denial\nof service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and\nUbuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-6906)\n\nIbrahim El-Sayed discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain\nmalformed WebP images. If a user or automated system were tricked into\nprocessing a specially crafted WebP image, an attacker could cause a denial\nof service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-6912)\n\nIt was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled creating\noversized images. If a user or automated system were tricked into creating\na specially crafted image, an attacker could cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2016-9317)\n\nIt was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled filling certain\nimages. If a user or automated system were tricked into filling an image,\nan attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-9933)\n",
"id": "USN-3213-1",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:34Z",
"published": "2017-02-28T18:31:29Z",
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