CVE-2016-6906 — Out-of-bounds Read in Libgd

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read10 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV9.8
EPSS
0.4%
top 36.42%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Libgd
Timeline
PublishedMar 15
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The read_image_tga function in gd_tga.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted TGA file, related to the decompression buffer.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDlibgd/libgd2.2.3

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-x7r4-5mq3-7p72: The read_image_tga function in gd_tga↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2016-6906: The read_image_tga function in gd_tga↗2017-03-15
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CVEList
CVE-2016-6906: The read_image_tga function in gd_tga↗2017-03-15
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OSV
libgd2 vulnerabilities↗2017-02-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
GD library vulnerabilities↗2017-02-28
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Red Hat
gd: Out-of-bounds read in read_image_tga function↗2016-08-16
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Debian
CVE-2016-6906: libgd2 - The read_image_tga function in gd_tga.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) b...↗2016
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6906 libwmf: gd: Out-of-bounds read in read_image_tga function [fedora-all]↗2017-03-23
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6906 gd: Out-of-bounds read in read_image_tga function↗2017-03-23
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