| Name | CVE-2016-6906 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3777-1 |
| NVD severity | medium |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libgd2 (PTS) | stretch | 2.2.4-2+deb9u5 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 2.2.4-2+deb9u4 | fixed | |
| buster | 2.2.5-5.2 | fixed | |
| bookworm, sid, bullseye | 2.3.0-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libgd2 | source | wheezy | (not affected) | |||
| libgd2 | source | jessie | 2.1.0-5+deb8u9 | DSA-3777-1 | ||
| libgd2 | source | (unstable) | 2.2.4-1 |
[wheezy] - libgd2 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
Fixed by: https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/fb0e0cce0b9f25389ab56604c3547351617e1415
Fixed by: https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/58b6dde319c301b0eae27d12e2a659e067d80558