CVE-2016-6905: Libgd

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 2.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Libgd Libgd: up to and including 2.2.2
• Opensuse Leap: version 42.1 only
• Opensuse Opensuse: version 13.2 only

Published 2016-10-03. Last modified 2026-06-17.