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 malformed GIF data that causes an infinite loop.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

10.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile

Published

2006-06-08

Updated

2024-08-07

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27981

Security advisories

• http://secunia.com/advisories/20500
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:112
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:113
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:122
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18294
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/298-1

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry