VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-6362
Double free vulnerability in the gdImagePngPtr function in libgd2 before 2.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to a palette with no colors.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.10%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.10%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Double free vulnerability in the gdImagePngPtr function in libgd2 before 2.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to a palette with no colors.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.10% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Affected
- libgd/libgd · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3961Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/381Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/releases/tag/gd-2.2.5Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N2BLXX7KNRE7ZVQAKGTHHWS33CUCXVUP/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3961Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/381Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/releases/tag/gd-2.2.5Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N2BLXX7KNRE7ZVQAKGTHHWS33CUCXVUP/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.