CVE-2016-6906

Aliases:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6906
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Modified
Published: 15 Mar 2017, 14:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 01:43

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.99% LOW
2% probability +1.54%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

15 Mar 2017, 14:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 01:43
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.99%• Percentile: 80%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-125•Out-of-bounds Read

    The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • debian•libgd2

    < 2.2.4-1 | < 2.2.4-1 | < 2.2.4-1 | < 2.2.4-1

  • libgd•libgd

    ≤ 2.2.3

References (6)