CVE-2016-6906

MEDIUM

Libgd < 2.2.3 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule

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.

References (5)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96503

[Release Notes, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/libgd/libgd/blob/gd-2.2.4/CHANGELOG.md

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/58b6dde319c301b0eae27d12e2a659e067d80558

[Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/fb0e0cce0b9f25389ab56604c3547351617e1415

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3777

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0045

EPSS Percentile 63.3%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-125

Status published

Affected Products (2)

libgd/libgd < 2.2.3

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Mar 15, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026