Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libgd2 package, versions <2.2.4-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.71% (81st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-LIBGD2-383015
- published 15 Mar 2017
- disclosed 15 Mar 2017
Introduced: 15 Mar 2017
CVE-2016-6906 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 libgd2 to version 2.2.4-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgd2 package and not the libgd2 package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6906
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6906
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3777
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/blob/gd-2.2.4/CHANGELOG.md
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/58b6dde319c301b0eae27d12e2a659e067d80558
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/fb0e0cce0b9f25389ab56604c3547351617e1415
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96503
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-6906