UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6978

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6978

    Published: 28 Jan 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-6978
    Aliases:
    USN-3900-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-6978, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3900-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6978

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libgd2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11

    Affected versions

    2.1.0-2
    2.1.0-3
    2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1
    2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2
    2.1.0-3ubuntu0.3
    2.1.0-3ubuntu0.5
    2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6
    2.1.0-3ubuntu0.7
    2.1.0-3ubuntu0.8
    2.1.0-3ubuntu0.10

    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