<p>Upgrade <code>Ubuntu:14.04</code> <code>libgd2</code> to version 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11+esm2 or higher.</p>

Double Free Affecting libgd2 package, versions <2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11+esm2

Snyk CVSS

Attack Complexity Low

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS 0.21% (59^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-LIBGD2-1583519
published 27 Aug 2021
disclosed 26 Aug 2021

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Introduced: 26 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-40145 Open this link in a new tab CWE-415 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 libgd2 to version 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11+esm2 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

gdImageGd2Ptr in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.3.2 has a double free. NOTE: the vendor's position is "The GD2 image format is a proprietary image format of libgd. It has to be regarded as being obsolete, and should only be used for development and testing purposes.