CVE-2018-14553

Publication date 11 February 2020

Last updated 11 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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).

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libgd2 25.10 questing
Fixed 2.2.5-5.2ubuntu1
25.04 plucky
Fixed 2.2.5-5.2ubuntu1
24.10 oracular
Fixed 2.2.5-5.2ubuntu1
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 2.2.5-5.2ubuntu1
23.10 mantic
Fixed 2.2.5-5.2ubuntu1
23.04 lunar
Fixed 2.2.5-5.2ubuntu1
22.10 kinetic
Fixed 2.2.5-5.2ubuntu1
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2.2.5-5.2ubuntu1
21.10 impish
Fixed 2.2.5-5.2ubuntu1
21.04 hirsute
Fixed 2.2.5-5.2ubuntu1
20.10 groovy
Fixed 2.2.5-5.2ubuntu1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.2.5-5.2ubuntu1
19.10 eoan
Fixed 2.2.5-5.2ubuntu0.19.10.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.2.5-4ubuntu0.4
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.12
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11+esm1
php5 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
php7.0 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
php7.2 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
doxygen 25.10 questing
Vulnerable
25.04 plucky
Vulnerable
24.10 oracular Ignored end of life, was needed
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
23.10 mantic Ignored end of life, was needed
23.04 lunar Ignored end of life, was needed
22.10 kinetic Ignored end of life, was needed
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
21.10 impish Ignored end of life
21.04 hirsute Ignored end of life
20.10 groovy Ignored end of life
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
19.10 eoan
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
php7.3 25.10 questing Not in release
25.04 plucky Not in release
24.10 oracular Not in release
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

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Notes

mdeslaur

php uses the system libgd2

ccdm94

in doxygen, libgd files are under the libmscgen directory.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
libgd2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4316-1
    • GD Graphics Library vulnerabilities
    • 2 April 2020
    • USN-4316-2
    • GD Graphics Library vulnerabilities
    • 2 April 2020

Other references