7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-14553
PHP Libgd NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
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).

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 11, 2020, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 7, 2024, 1:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-14553 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Opensuse leap
1 Libgd libgd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-14553 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/04/msg00003.html [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3CZ2QADQTKRHTGB2AHD7J4QQNDLBEMM6/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3CZ2QADQTKRHTGB2AHD7J4QQNDLBEMM6/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 30, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00020.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00020.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1599032 Permissions Required https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1599032 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/a93eac0e843148dc2d631c3ba80af17e9c8c860f No Types Assigned https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/a93eac0e843148dc2d631c3ba80af17e9c8c860f Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00014.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00014.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3CZ2QADQTKRHTGB2AHD7J4QQNDLBEMM6/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3CZ2QADQTKRHTGB2AHD7J4QQNDLBEMM6/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4316-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4316-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4316-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4316-2/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4316-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4316-2/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3CZ2QADQTKRHTGB2AHD7J4QQNDLBEMM6/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00014.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://github.com/fcabralpacheco/libgd/commit/441cbfed60ebf6cb63b8ce120ed0a82b15e7aaf8 [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/a93eac0e843148dc2d631c3ba80af17e9c8c860f [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1599032 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1599032 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/fcabralpacheco/libgd/commit/441cbfed60ebf6cb63b8ce120ed0a82b15e7aaf8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/fcabralpacheco/libgd/commit/441cbfed60ebf6cb63b8ce120ed0a82b15e7aaf8 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libgd/libgd/pull/580 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libgd/libgd/pull/580 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libgd:libgd:2.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libgd:libgd:2.1.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libgd:libgd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.1.1 up to (including) 2.2.5
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-14553 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-14553 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.31 }} 0.01%

score

0.85958

percentile

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