CVE-2018-14553

Description

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).

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.84% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1599032 issue tracking permissions required
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/pull/580 third party advisory
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/a93eac0e843148dc2d631c3ba80af17e9c8c860f third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00014.html third party advisory mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00020.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3CZ2QADQTKRHTGB2AHD7J4QQNDLBEMM6/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4316-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4316-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00003.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14553?
CVE-2018-14553 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14553?
To fix CVE-2018-14553, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-14553 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-14553 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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