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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201607-04
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: GD: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: July 16, 2016
     Bugs: #504872, #538686, #581942
       ID: 201607-04

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GD, the worst of which
allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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GD is a graphic library for fast image creation.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  media-libs/gd                < 2.2.2                    >= 2.2.2 

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GD. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All GD users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/gd-2.2.2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-2497
      http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-2497
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-9709
      http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9709
[ 3 ] CVE-2016-3074
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-3074

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-04

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5