CVE-2021-40145
7.5 HIGHgdImageGd2Ptr in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.3.2 has a double free
Published: 2021-08-26 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-415
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| libgd | libgd |
Description
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.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-40145
- [Patch]https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/c5fd25ce0e48fd5618a972ca9f5e28d6d62006af
- [Exploit reference]https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/700
- [Other]https://github.com/libgd/libgd/pull/713
- [Patch]https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/c5fd25ce0e48fd5618a972ca9f5e28d6d62006af
- [Exploit reference]https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/700
- [Other]https://github.com/libgd/libgd/pull/713
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