CVE-2017-6363

HIGH

Libgd < 2.2.5 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

In the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.2.5, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in tiffWriter in gd_tiff.c. NOTE: the vendor says "In my opinion this issue should not have a CVE, since the GD and GD2 formats are documented to be 'obsolete, and should only be used for development and testing purposes.'

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/383

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0042
EPSS Percentile 62.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (1)
libgd/libgd < 2.2.5
Published Feb 27, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026