Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201605-8 ========================================= Severity: Critical Date : 2016-05-06 CVE-ID : CVE-2016-3074 Package : gd Type : arbitrary code execution Remote : Yes Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE Summary ======= The package gd before version 2.1.1-4 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. Resolution ========== Upgrade to 2.1.1-4. # pacman -Syu "gd>=2.1.1-4" The problem has been fixed upstream, but a version including the fix has not been released yet. Workaround ========== None. Description =========== A heap-based buffer overflow caused by an integer signedness error has been found in the libgd code handling compressed gd2 chunks. Impact ====== A remote attacker can cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code on the affected host by submitting a crafted image file. References ========== http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/128 https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/2bb97f407c1145c850416a3bfbcc8cf124e68a... https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3074