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CVE-2016-6214
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…
Medium6.5EPSS 3.2%
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- mitre
Description
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 file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.2% · top 12% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2117 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://libgd.github.io/release-2.2.3.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2363 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/247#issuecomment-232084241 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/10ef1dca63d62433fda13309b4a228782db823f7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160713 Re: CVE Request: A read out-of-bands was found in the parsing of TGA files using libgd (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160713 Re: CVE Request: A read out-of-bands was found in the parsing of TGA files using libgd (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-3060-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- DSA-3619 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .