Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-2906. PoCs published by Xavier Roche.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in the GD Graphics Library by triggering an infinite loop when processing a malformed GIF file. The PoC uses a crafted GIF to exploit the flaw in `gdImageCreateFromGifPtr`.
Description
The LZW decoding in the gdImageCreateFromGifPtr function in the Thomas Boutell graphics draw (GD) library (aka libgd) 2.0.33 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via malformed GIF data that causes an infinite loop.
Exploits (1)
This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in the GD Graphics Library by triggering an infinite loop when processing a malformed GIF file. The PoC uses a crafted GIF to exploit the flaw in `gdImageCreateFromGifPtr`.