CVE-2017-6363

NameCVE-2017-6363
DescriptionIn 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.'
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libgd2 (PTS)bullseye2.3.0-2fixed
bookworm2.3.3-9fixed
sid, trixie2.3.3-12fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libgd2source(unstable)2.3.0-1

Notes

[buster] - libgd2 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - libgd2 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - libgd2 <ignored> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/0be86e1926939a98afbd2f3a23c673dfc4df2a7c
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/2dbd8f6e66b73ed43d9b81a45350922b80f75397
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/383

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