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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. NOTE: PHP is unaffected.

    Published:Jan 15, 2019
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Jan 28, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.02969
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Libgd
    Product
    Libgd
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    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
    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

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