UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6906

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6906
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6906.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6906
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Published
2016-12-31T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:50Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The readimagetga 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libgd2

Package

Name
libgd2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgd2@2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.0-2
2.1.0-3
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.1
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.3
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgd-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgd-tools",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgd2-noxpm-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgd2-xpm-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgd3",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-3ubuntu0.6"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libgd2

Package

Name
libgd2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgd2@2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.1-4build1
2.1.1-4build2
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.2
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.3
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgd-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgd-tools",
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgd3",
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.6"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}