CVE-2019-6978
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.5% (pctl 91)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.45% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-415 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2019-01-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
| debian | debian linux |
| libgd | libgd |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00031.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2722
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/553702980ae89c83f2d6e254d62cf82e204956d0
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/492
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/089f7c0bc28d399b0420aa6ef058e4c1c120b2ae
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00028.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3CZ2QADQTKRHTGB2AHD7J4QQNDLBEMM6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3WRUPZVT2MWFUEMVGTRAGDOBHLNMGK5R/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TEYUUOW75YD3DENIPYMO263E6NL2NFHI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TTXSLRZI5BCQT3H5KALG3DHUWUMNPDX2/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-18
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3900-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4384
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00031.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2722
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/553702980ae89c83f2d6e254d62cf82e204956d0
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/492
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/089f7c0bc28d399b0420aa6ef058e4c1c120b2ae
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