CVE-2019-6978
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.9%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-6978
To remediate CVE-2019-6978, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/gd—upgrade to 2.2.5-r2 or later
- Debian/libgd2—upgrade to 2.2.5-5.1 or later
Is CVE-2019-6978 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.2.5-r2
- from 0, < 2.2.5-5.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |