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CVE-2017-6362

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (4)

Canonical — Ubuntu LinuxDebian — Debian LinuxFedoraproject — FedoraLibgd — Libgd

CWEs

References

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