CVE-2016-6906: Libgd

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 2% 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 2.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted TGA file, related to the decompression buffer.

Affected products

  • Libgd Libgd: up to and including 2.2.3

Published 2017-03-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.