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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…

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 23/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 81% of all records.
  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: gd (Alpine:v3.3) 2.2.4-r0; libgd2 (Debian:12) 2.2.4-1; libgd2 (Debian:8) 2.1.0-5+deb8u9.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to gd (Alpine:v3.3) 2.2.4-r0; libgd2 (Debian:12) 2.2.4-1; libgd2 (Debian:8) 2.1.0-5+deb8u9 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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
Mar 15, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.9% · 81th percentile

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Action score

23

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.9%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
libgdlibgd

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • libgd libgdup to 2.2.3 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Alpine:v3.3gdbefore 2.2.4-r02.2.4-r0
Debian:12libgd2before 2.2.4-12.2.4-1
Debian:8libgd2before 2.1.0-5+deb8u92.1.0-5+deb8u9
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1gdbefore 2.1.0-23.12.1.0-23.1

Same product

libgd: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-6977gdImageColorMatch in gd_color_match.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) 2.2.5, as used in the imagecolormatch function in PHP before 5.
    56Plan
  • CVE-2016-3074Integer signedness error in GD Graphics Library 2.1.1 (aka libgd or libgd2) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or…
    50Plan
  • CVE-2016-10166Integer underflow in the _gdContributionsAlloc function in gd_interpolation.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows…
    42Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2016-6912Jan 26, 2017 · Double free vulnerability in the gdImageWebPtr function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to have…
    40Plan
  • ← EarlierCVE-2016-9317Jan 26, 2017 · The gdImageCreate function in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system…
    23Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2016-10167Mar 15, 2017 · The gdImageCreateFromGd2Ctx function in gd_gd2.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a…
    23Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
alpine:gd2.2.4-r0 · Alpine:v3.3Package registry (OSV)
debian:libgd22.2.4-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
suse:gd2.1.0-23.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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Patch and commit links

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

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