CVE-2019-6978
Critical
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.
Exploit probability
4.4%
Published
January 28, 2019
Required by
Not available
Last source change
July 8, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
12 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2019-6978
View original source
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- 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