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CVE-2016-6906

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.

Published

2017-03-15T14:59:00.430

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-125

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	libgd	libgd	≤ 2.2.3	Yes

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3777 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96503 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/blob/gd-2.2.4/CHANGELOG.md Release Notes, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/58b6dde319c301b0eae27d12e2a659e067d80558 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/fb0e0cce0b9f25389ab56604c3547351617e1415 Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3777 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96503 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/blob/gd-2.2.4/CHANGELOG.md Release Notes, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/58b6dde319c301b0eae27d12e2a659e067d80558 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/fb0e0cce0b9f25389ab56604c3547351617e1415 Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)