CVE-2019-6978
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.
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-01-28 07:00Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 20:38Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-01-28
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ea228a83b296d9ad0c863633fe96d8da2e6bf277b1e9b0559368b3440d803f22
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/php/php-src/commit/089f7c0bc28d399b0420aa6ef058e4c1c120b2ae
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3900-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3900-1/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20190130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1651-1] libgd2 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00028.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/492
- www.debian.orgDSA-4384https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4384
- github.comhttps://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/553702980ae89c83f2d6e254d62cf82e204956d0
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201903-18https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-18
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:1148http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00025.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:1140http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00031.html
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:2722https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2722
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-ab7d22a466https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TEYUUOW75YD3DENIPYMO263E6NL2NFHI/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-d7f8995451https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3WRUPZVT2MWFUEMVGTRAGDOBHLNMGK5R/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-7a06c0e6b4https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TTXSLRZI5BCQT3H5KALG3DHUWUMNPDX2/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2020-e795f92d79https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3CZ2QADQTKRHTGB2AHD7J4QQNDLBEMM6/
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- gd Fixed in 2.2.5-7.el8
- gd-devel Fixed in 2.2.5-7.el8
- libwmf Fixed in 0.2.9-8.el8_0
- libwmf-devel Fixed in 0.2.9-8.el8_0
- libwmf-lite Fixed in 0.2.9-8.el8_0
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Arch Linux
- gd Fixed in 2.2.5-2
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- gd Fixed in 2.2.5-7.el8
- gd-devel Fixed in 2.2.5-7.el8
- libwmf Fixed in 0.2.9-8.el8_0
- libwmf-devel Fixed in 0.2.9-8.el8_0
- libwmf-lite Fixed in 0.2.9-8.el8_0
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- libgd2 Fixed in 2.2.5-5.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libgd2 Fixed in 2.2.5-5.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libgd2 Fixed in 2.2.5-5.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libgd2 Fixed in 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libgd2 Fixed in 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.11
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libgd2 Fixed in 2.2.5-4ubuntu0.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.