gdImageClone in gd.c in libgd 2.1.0-rc2 through 2.2.5 has a… (CVE-2018-14553)

Summary

Vulnerability reported (CVE-2018-14553). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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).

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD OSV

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2018-14553 has been found.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "CVE-2018-14553" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2018-14553
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) has been reported.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

1
Identify exposure identify
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Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.
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資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで影響コンポーネントを特定する。
2
Post-deployment verification verify
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Confirm patched version is live in production
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パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

Alpine Linux ALPINE-CVE-2018-14553 gd Fixed in: 2.2.5-r3
BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2018-14553
Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2018-14553 libgd2 Fixed in: 2.3.0-1
Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14553 libgd2 Fixed in: 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.11+esm1

gdImageClone in gd.c in libgd 2.1.0-rc2 through 2.2.5 has a NULL pointer dereference allowing attackers to crash an…