CVE-2021-40145
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 26, 2021 at 12:34 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:06 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibgd
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/c5fd25ce0e48fd5618a972ca9f5e28d6d62006afx_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/700x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/pull/713CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-415
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