CVE-2019-6978

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 19
Modified
Published: 28 Jan 2019, 07:00
Last modified:04 Aug 2024, 20:38

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
2.94% LOW
3% probability -0.67%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

28 Jan 2019, 07:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Aug 2024, 20:38
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) 2.2.5 has a double free in the gdImage*Ptr() functions in gd_gif_out.c, gd_jpeg.c, and gd_wbmp.c. NOTE: PHP is unaffected.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 2.94%• Percentile: 87%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-415•Double Free

    The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04 | 18.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0 | 9.0

  • libgd•libgd

    2.2.5

References (14)