Package : libgd2 Vulnerability : integer overflow Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2004-0941 CAN-2004-0990
More potential integer overflows have been found in the GD graphics library which weren't covered by our security advisory DSA 591. They could be exploited by a specially crafted graphic and could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the victim's machine.
For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.1-10woody2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your libgd2 packages.
Upgrade Instructions --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody --------------------------------