CVE-2006-2906
The LZW decoding in the gdImageCreateFromGifPtr function in the Thomas Boutell graphics draw (GD) library (aka libgd) 2.0.33 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via
02 Description
The LZW decoding in the gdImageCreateFromGifPtr function in the Thomas Boutell graphics draw (GD) library (aka libgd) 2.0.33 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 10.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 95.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-06-08 16:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 18:06Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-06-08
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 48a38afbde44192fa9376bc66026f3d11b9fbc7f7e5186847f7bd5d9fcc3f3e2
05 Affected products
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comgdgraphicslibrary-gif-dos(26976)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26976
- secunia.com23783http://secunia.com/advisories/23783
- secunia.com21186http://secunia.com/advisories/21186
- secunia.com20887http://secunia.com/advisories/20887
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-298-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/298-1/
- secunia.com21050http://secunia.com/advisories/21050
- www.novell.comSUSE-SA:2006:031http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_31_php.html
- www.securityfocus.com20060606 libgd 2.0.33 infinite loop in GIF decoding ?http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436132
- www.trustix.org2006-0038http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0038
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2006:113http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:113
- securityreason.com1067http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1067
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-2174http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2174
- secunia.com20676http://secunia.com/advisories/20676
- issues.rpath.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-939
- www.debian.orgDSA-1117http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1117
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2006:122http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:122
- secunia.com20853http://secunia.com/advisories/20853
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2006:112http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:112
- www.securityfocus.com18294http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18294
- secunia.com20866http://secunia.com/advisories/20866
- secunia.com20500http://secunia.com/advisories/20500
- secunia.com20571http://secunia.com/advisories/20571
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libgd2 Fixed in 2.0.33-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libgd2 Fixed in 2.0.33-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libgd2 Fixed in 2.0.33-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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