CVE-2016-6214 — Out-of-bounds Read in Libgd

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-130 — Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency9 documents7 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
7.4%
top 8.27%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Debian Libgd2LibgdDebian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedAug 12
Latest updateMay 14

Description

gd_tga.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted TGA file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/libgd2< libgd2 2.2.2-29-g3c2b605-1 (bookworm)
▶NVDlibgd/libgd2.2.2
▶NVDopensuse/leap42.1

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-3cgp-hvw6-ghr7: gd_tga↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2016-6214: gd_tga↗2016-08-12
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OSV
libgd2 vulnerabilities↗2016-08-10
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
GD library vulnerabilities↗2016-08-10
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Red Hat
gd: Buffer over-read issue when parsing crafted TGA file↗2016-07-12
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Debian
CVE-2016-6214: libgd2 - gd_tga.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.3 allows remote attac...↗2016
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6214 gd: Buffer over-read issue when parsing crafted TGA file [fedora-all]↗2016-07-14
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6214 gd: Buffer over-read issue when parsing crafted TGA file↗2016-07-14
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