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CVE-2016-6905
The read_image_tga function in gd_tga.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
Medium6.5EPSS 2.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
The read_image_tga function in gd_tga.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted TGA image.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 42 days later
· 42 days later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2363 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 91743 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://libgd.github.io/release-2.2.3.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2203 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/248 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/pull/251 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/3c2b605d72e8b080dace1d98a6e50b46c1d12186 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/01c61f8ab110a77ae64b5ca67c244c728c506f03 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160822 Re: CVE Request: libgd: Out-Of-Bounds Read in function read_image_tga of gd_tga.c (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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