CVE-2019-6978

gd: Double free in the gdImage*Ptr in gd_gif_out.c, gd_jpeg.c, and gd_wbmp.c

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

La versión 2.25 de GD Graphics Library (también conocido como LibGD) tiene una doble liberación (double free) en las funciones gdImage*Ptr() en gd_gif_out.c, gd_jpeg.c y gd_wbmp.c. NOTA: PHP no se ve afectado.

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform is Red Hat's cloud computing Kubernetes application platform solution designed for on-premise or private cloud deployments. This advisory contains the container images for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7.0. Issues addressed include bypass, denial of service, integer overflow, man-in-the-middle, and memory leak vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-01-28 CVE Reserved
2019-01-28 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-07-13 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-415: Double Free
CWE-416: Use After Free

CAPEC

References (16)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00028.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/553702980ae89c83f2d6e254d62cf82e204956d0	2023-11-07
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/492	2023-11-07
https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/089f7c0bc28d399b0420aa6ef058e4c1c120b2ae	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00025.html	2023-11-07
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00031.html	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2722	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3CZ2QADQTKRHTGB2AHD7J4QQNDLBEMM6	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3WRUPZVT2MWFUEMVGTRAGDOBHLNMGK5R	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TEYUUOW75YD3DENIPYMO263E6NL2NFHI	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TTXSLRZI5BCQT3H5KALG3DHUWUMNPDX2	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-18	2023-11-07
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3900-1	2023-11-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4384	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6978	2020-11-04
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1671390	2020-11-04

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Libgd Search vendor "Libgd"		Libgd Search vendor "Libgd" for product "Libgd"				2.2.5 Search vendor "Libgd" for product "Libgd" and version "2.2.5"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				18.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.10"		-		Affected