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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.…
Critical9.8EPSS 4.5%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.5% · top 8.5% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (14)
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/089f7c0bc28d399b0420aa6ef058e4c1c120b2ae (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-3900-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1651-1] libgd2 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/492 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- DSA-4384 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/553702980ae89c83f2d6e254d62cf82e204956d0 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-201903-18 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1148 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1140 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:2722 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-ab7d22a466 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-d7f8995451 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-7a06c0e6b4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2020-e795f92d79 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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