Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20177890000
Revision Date:2017-08-02Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-7890 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:The GIF decoding function gdImageCreateFromGifCtx in gd_gif_in.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd), as used in PHP before 5.6.31 and 7.x before 7.1.7, does not zero colorMap arrays before use. A specially crafted GIF image could use the uninitialized tables to read ~700 bytes from the top of the stack, potentially disclosing sensitive information.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-7890
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'libgd2' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.7').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'php7.0' package in xenial is not affected (note: 'uses system gd').
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