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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 service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted TGA image.

    Published:Jul 5, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Oct 3, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.01086
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Libgd
    Product
    Libgd
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Leap
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers

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    CVE-2021-38115 (CVSS 6.5) — read_header_tga in gd_tga.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.3.2 allows remote attackers to ca…
    CVE-2017-6363 (CVSS 8.1) — In the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.2.5, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in tiffWriter in …
    CVE-2018-14553 (CVSS 7.5) — gdImageClone in gd.c in libgd 2.1.0-rc2 through 2.2.5 has a NULL pointer dereference allowing attackers to cra…
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    References

    http://libgd.github.io/release-2.2.3.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00121.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00078.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/1
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91743
    https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/01c61f8ab110a77ae64b5ca67c244c728c506f03
    https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/3c2b605d72e8b080dace1d98a6e50b46c1d12186
    https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/248
    https://github.com/libgd/libgd/pull/251
    http://libgd.github.io/release-2.2.3.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00121.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00078.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/1
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91743
    https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/01c61f8ab110a77ae64b5ca67c244c728c506f03
    https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/3c2b605d72e8b080dace1d98a6e50b46c1d12186
    https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/248
    https://github.com/libgd/libgd/pull/251

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