UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6978

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-6978
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6978.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6978
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Published
2019-01-28T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:45:16Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) 2.2.5 has a double free in the gdImage*Ptr() functions in gdgifout.c, gdjpeg.c, and gdwbmp.c. NOTE: PHP is unaffected.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libgd2

Package

Name
libgd2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgd2@2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11

Affected versions

2.*

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11",
            "binary_name": "libgd-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11",
            "binary_name": "libgd-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11",
            "binary_name": "libgd2-noxpm-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11",
            "binary_name": "libgd2-xpm-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11",
            "binary_name": "libgd3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libgd2

Package

Name
libgd2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgd2@2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.11?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.11

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.1-4build1
2.1.1-4build2
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.2
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.3
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.5
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.7
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.8
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.11",
            "binary_name": "libgd-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.11",
            "binary_name": "libgd-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.11",
            "binary_name": "libgd3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libgd2

Package

Name
libgd2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgd2@2.2.5-4ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.5-4ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.5-3
2.2.5-4
2.2.5-4ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.5-4ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libgd-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.5-4ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libgd-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.5-4ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libgd3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}