CVE-2018-1000222

HIGH

Libgd 2.2.5 - RCE

Title source: llm

Description

Libgd version 2.2.5 contains a Double Free Vulnerability vulnerability in gdImageBmpPtr Function that can result in Remote Code Execution . This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially Crafted Jpeg Image can trigger double free. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit ac16bdf2d41724b5a65255d4c28fb0ec46bc42f5.

References (5)

[Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/447

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00028.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-18

[Mitigation, Third Party Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/3755-1/

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3CZ2QADQTKRHTGB2AHD7J4QQNDLBEMM6/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0121

EPSS Percentile 78.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-415

Status published

Affected Products (5)

libgd/libgd

canonical/ubuntu_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

debian/debian_linux

Timeline

Published Aug 20, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026