CVE-2016-6906 (GCVE-0-2016-6906)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-15 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:43
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-01-18 00:00
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