CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-6362

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A double free vulnerability in the gdImagePngPtr function in libgd2 before version 2.2.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to a palette with no colors.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt service, potentially leading to downtime in systems using libgd2.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update libgd2 to version 2.2.5 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS