CVE-2017-6362 is a double free vulnerability in the gdImagePngPtr function of libgd2 versions prior to 2.2.5, affecting products like Canonical, Debian, and Fedora. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by manipulating a palette with no colors. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, leading to high availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libgd:libgd:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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