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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libgd2 package, versions <2.1.0-5+deb8u14

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.3% (86th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
7.4 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-LIBGD2-548746
  • published 13 Feb 2020
  • disclosed 11 Feb 2020
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Introduced: 11 Feb 2020

CVE-2018-14553 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-476 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 libgd2 to version 2.1.0-5+deb8u14 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgd2 package and not the libgd2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

gdImageClone in gd.c in libgd 2.1.0-rc2 through 2.2.5 has a NULL pointer dereference allowing attackers to crash an application via a specific function call sequence. Only affects PHP when linked with an external libgd (not bundled).

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