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CVE-2018-1000222: Libgd version 2.2.5 contains a Double Free Vulnerability vulnerability in gdImageBmpPtr Function that can result in Remote Code Execution .

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 36/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 90.9% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: gd (Alpine:v3.10) 2.2.5-r1; libgd2 (Debian:12) 2.2.5-4.1; libgd2 (Debian:8) 2.1.0-5+deb8u12.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to gd (Alpine:v3.10) 2.2.5-r1; libgd2 (Debian:12) 2.2.5-4.1; libgd2 (Debian:8) 2.1.0-5+deb8u12 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 20, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.2% · 90th percentile

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Action score

36

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.2%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
libgdlibgd
canonicalubuntu linux
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • canonical ubuntu linux14.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux16.04
  • canonical ubuntu linux18.04
  • debian debian linux8.0
  • libgd libgd2.2.5

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.10gdbefore 2.2.5-r12.2.5-r1
Debian:12libgd2before 2.2.5-4.12.2.5-4.1
Debian:8libgd2before 2.1.0-5+deb8u122.1.0-5+deb8u12
openSUSE:Leap 15.4php7before 7.2.34-150000.4.103.17.2.34-150000.4.103.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedgdbefore 2.3.3-1.12.3.3-1.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedphp7before 7.4.24-1.17.4.24-1.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3gdbefore 2.1.0-24.9.12.1.0-24.9.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOSphp7before 7.2.34-150000.4.103.17.2.34-150000.4.103.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15gdbefore 2.2.5-4.3.12.2.5-4.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15php7before 7.2.5-4.9.17.2.5-4.9.1

Same product

libgd: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-6977gdImageColorMatch in gd_color_match.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) 2.2.5, as used in the imagecolormatch function in PHP before 5.
    56Plan
  • CVE-2016-3074Integer signedness error in GD Graphics Library 2.1.1 (aka libgd or libgd2) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or
    50Plan
  • CVE-2016-10166Integer underflow in the _gdContributionsAlloc function in gd_interpolation.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows rem
    42Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2016-10168Mar 15, 2017 · Integer overflow in gd_io.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vecto
    32Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2017-6362Sep 7, 2017 · Double free vulnerability in the gdImagePngPtr function in libgd2 before 2.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vect
    32Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2019-6978Jan 28, 2019 · 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.
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
alpine:gd2.2.5-r1 · Alpine:v3.10Package registry (OSV)
debian:libgd22.2.5-4.1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:gd2.3.3-1.1 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
opensuse:php77.2.34-150000.4.103.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.4Package registry (OSV)
suse:gd2.1.0-24.9.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:php77.2.34-150000.4.103.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOSPackage registry (OSV)
suse:php77.2.5-4.9.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 15Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-415 · Double Free

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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