7.5

CVE-2017-6362: canonical ubuntu_linux Double Free

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-6362MGASA-2017-0351MGASA-2017-0356
Published 07-09-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6362 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Double Free vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 5.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 5% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.10%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10777-1

Timeline

  1. 07-09-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Double free vulnerability in the gdImagePngPtr function in libgd2 before 2.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to a palette with no colors.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

5.10%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 5.10% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse11 products
  • gd&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2< 2.1.0-24.3.4
  • gd&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3< 2.1.0-24.3.4
  • gd&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2< 2.1.0-24.3.4
  • gd&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3< 2.1.0-24.3.4
  • gd&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2< 2.1.0-24.3.4
Mageia4 products
  • libgd< 2.2.5-1.mga5
  • libwmf< 0.2.8.4-32.5.mga5
  • libgd< 2.2.5-1.mga6
  • libwmf< 0.2.8.4-37.1.mga6
Debian2 products
  • libgd2< 2.2.5-1 | < 2.1.0-5+deb8u11 | < 2.2.4-2+deb9u2 | < 2.0.36~rc1~dfsg-6.1+deb7u10
  • debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Alpine1 product
  • gd< 2.2.5-r0
Canonical1 product
Fedoraproject1 product
Libgd1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libgd2< 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.8 | < 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.8

8 vendors · 22 products

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