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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","status":"published","published":"2017-02-28T18:31:29Z","modified":"2026-04-22T09:32:58.908812Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:10.303275Z"}]}}