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CVE-2019-6978· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 40/100)

  • 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: 4.4% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 91.3% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: gd (AlmaLinux:8) 2.2.5-7.el8; gd-devel (AlmaLinux:8) 2.2.5-7.el8; libwmf (AlmaLinux:8) 0.2.9-8.el8_0.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to gd (AlmaLinux:8) 2.2.5-7.el8; gd-devel (AlmaLinux:8) 2.2.5-7.el8; libwmf (AlmaLinux:8) 0.2.9-8.el8_0 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

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.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jan 28, 2019
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.4% · 91th percentile

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Action score

40

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.4%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
libgdlibgd
debiandebian linux
canonicalubuntu 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
  • canonical ubuntu linux18.10
  • debian debian linux8.0
  • debian debian linux9.0
  • libgd libgd2.2.5

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
AlmaLinux:8gdbefore 2.2.5-7.el82.2.5-7.el8
AlmaLinux:8gd-develbefore 2.2.5-7.el82.2.5-7.el8
AlmaLinux:8libwmfbefore 0.2.9-8.el8_00.2.9-8.el8_0
AlmaLinux:8libwmf-develbefore 0.2.9-8.el8_00.2.9-8.el8_0
AlmaLinux:8libwmf-litebefore 0.2.9-8.el8_00.2.9-8.el8_0
Alpine:v3.10gdbefore 2.2.5-r22.2.5-r2
Debian:12libgd2before 2.2.5-5.12.2.5-5.1
Debian:8libgd2before 2.1.0-5+deb8u122.1.0-5+deb8u12
Debian:9libgd2before 2.2.4-2+deb9u42.2.4-2+deb9u4
openSUSE:Leap 15.0gdbefore 2.2.5-lp150.8.12.2.5-lp150.8.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedgdbefore 2.3.3-1.12.3.3-1.1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientlibwmfbefore 0:0.2.8.4-44.el70:0.2.8.4-44.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientlibwmf-debuginfobefore 0:0.2.8.4-44.el70:0.2.8.4-44.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientlibwmf-develbefore 0:0.2.8.4-44.el70:0.2.8.4-44.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientlibwmf-litebefore 0:0.2.8.4-44.el70:0.2.8.4-44.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamgdbefore 0:2.2.5-7.el80:2.2.5-7.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamgd-debuginfobefore 0:2.2.5-7.el80:2.2.5-7.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamgd-debugsourcebefore 0:2.2.5-7.el80:2.2.5-7.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamgd-develbefore 0:2.2.5-7.el80:2.2.5-7.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamgd-progs-debuginfobefore 0:2.2.5-7.el80:2.2.5-7.el8
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamlibwmfbefore 0:0.2.9-8.el8_00:0.2.9-8.el8_0
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamlibwmf-debuginfobefore 0:0.2.9-8.el8_00:0.2.9-8.el8_0
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamlibwmf-debugsourcebefore 0:0.2.9-8.el8_00:0.2.9-8.el8_0
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamlibwmf-litebefore 0:0.2.9-8.el8_00:0.2.9-8.el8_0

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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-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
  • ← EarlierCVE-2018-1000222Aug 20, 2018 · Libgd version 2.2.5 contains a Double Free Vulnerability vulnerability in gdImageBmpPtr Function that can result in Remote Code Execution .
    36Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2019-11038Jun 18, 2019 · Uninitialized read in gdImageCreateFromXbm
    22Monitor

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
almalinux:gd2.2.5-7.el8 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:gd-devel2.2.5-7.el8 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:libwmf0.2.9-8.el8_0 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:libwmf-devel0.2.9-8.el8_0 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:libwmf-lite0.2.9-8.el8_0 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
alpine:gd2.2.5-r2 · Alpine:v3.10Package registry (OSV)
debian:libgd22.2.5-5.1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:gd2.2.5-lp150.8.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:libwmf0.2.12-150000.4.4.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.3Package registry (OSV)
red hat:gd0:2.2.5-7.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gd-debuginfo0:2.2.5-7.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gd-debugsource0:2.2.5-7.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gd-devel0:2.2.5-7.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:gd-progs-debuginfo0:2.2.5-7.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libwmf0:0.2.9-8.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libwmf-debuginfo0:0.2.9-8.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libwmf-debugsource0:0.2.9-8.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libwmf-devel0:0.2.9-8.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::crbPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libwmf-lite0:0.2.9-8.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:libwmf-lite-debuginfo0:0.2.9-8.el8_0 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
rocky linux:gd0:2.2.5-7.el8 · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)
rocky linux:libwmf0:0.2.9-8.el8_0 · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)
suse:gd2.1.0-24.12.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)
suse:libwmf0.2.12-150000.4.4.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4Package registry (OSV)
suse:php535.3.17-112.53.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4Package registry (OSV)
suse:php77.0.7-50.63.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

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.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

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.
  • No user action is required.
  • 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
None
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:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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