UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38115
Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
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Published: 04 Aug 2021, 21:15
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 12:58
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100 CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
04 Aug 2021, 21:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 12:58
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
read_header_tga in gd_tga.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted TGA file.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•libgd2
< 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11+esm2 | < 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.12+esm1 | < 2.2.5-4ubuntu0.5 | < 2.2.5-5.2ubuntu2.1 | < 2.3.0-2ubuntu1
References (6)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-38115
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/697
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/8b111b2b4a4842179be66db68d84dda91a246032
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/pull/711/commits/8b111b2b4a4842179be66db68d84dda91a246032
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5068-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38115