CVE-2006-2906
libgd2 - insufficient input sanitising
EPSS 10.4%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2006-2906
To remediate CVE-2006-2906, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libgd2—upgrade to 2.0.33-5 or later
- Debian/libgd2—upgrade to 2.0.33-1.1sarge1 or later
Is CVE-2006-2906 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 10.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.0.33-5
- from 0, < 2.0.33-1.1sarge1