ALSA-2019:2722

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    ALSA-2019:2722

    Published: 10 Sept 2019Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Aliases:
    CVE-2019-6978

    Summary: Low: libwmf security update

    Details: The libwmf packages provide a library for reading and converting Windows Metafile Format (WMF) vector graphics. The library is used by applications such as GIMP and ImageMagick. Security Fix(es): * gd: double free in the gdImage*Ptr in gd_gif_out.c, gd_jpeg.c, and gd_wbmp.c (CVE-2019-6978) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    References: https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2019-2722.html, https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2019-6978

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libwmf

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/libwmf

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.2.9-8.el8_0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High