{
    "id": "CVE-2019-6978",
    "published": "2019-01-28 08:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:39:51",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-415",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.04452",
    "epss_percentile": "0.91158",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-07 18:17:21",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "libgd",
            "product": "libgd"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "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",
        "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/"
    ]
}