CVE-2019-6978

libwmf-devel: The libwmf packages provide a library for reading and converting Windows Metafile Format (WMF) vector graphics

CVE-2019-6978 is fixed in 7 products on 1 platform, first by libgd-tools 2.2.5-4ubuntu0.3, released January 27, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
9.8
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0445
91st percentile

The libwmf packages provide a library for reading and converting Windows Metafile Format (WMF) vector graphics. The library is used by applications such as GIMP and ImageMagick. Security Fix(es): * gd: double free in the gdImage*Ptr in gd_gif_out.c, gd_jpeg.c, and gd_wbmp.c (CVE-2019-6978) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
gd · RHEL 8 0:2.2.5-7.el8 RHSA-2020:4659 Nov 4, 2020
gd · ol 8 0:2.2.5-7.el8 ELSA-2020-4659 Nov 10, 2020
gd-devel · RHEL 8 0:2.2.5-7.el8 RHSA-2020:4659 Nov 4, 2020
gd-devel · ol 8 0:2.2.5-7.el8 ELSA-2020-4659 Nov 10, 2020
libgd-tools · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.5-4ubuntu0.3 libgd-tools 2.2.5-4ubuntu0.3 Jan 27, 2019
libgd3 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.5-4ubuntu0.3 libgd3 2.2.5-4ubuntu0.3 Jan 27, 2019
libwmf · RHEL 8 0:0.2.9-8.el8_0 RHSA-2019:2722 Sep 12, 2019
libwmf · ol 8 0:0.2.9-8.el8_0 ELSA-2019-2722 Sep 12, 2019
libwmf-devel · RHEL 8 0:0.2.9-8.el8_0 RHSA-2019:2722 Sep 12, 2019
libwmf-devel · ol 8 0:0.2.9-8.el8_0 ELSA-2019-2722 Sep 12, 2019
libwmf-lite · RHEL 8 0:0.2.9-8.el8_0 RHSA-2019:2722 Sep 12, 2019
libwmf-lite · ol 8 0:0.2.9-8.el8_0 ELSA-2019-2722 Sep 12, 2019

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