High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-6362
CVE-2017-6362
Description
Double free vulnerability in the gdImagePngPtr function in libgd2 before 2.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to a palette with no colors.
Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- github.com/libgd/libgd/releases/tag/gd-2.2.5nvdPatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3961nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/381nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/N2BLXX7KNRE7ZVQAKGTHHWS33CUCXVUP/nvd
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