CVE-2006-2906 EXPLOIT
5.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.4% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.4 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 10.35% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-06-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| thomas boutell | graphics draw library |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GD Graphics Library 2.0.33 - Remote Denial of Service | 2006-06-06 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20500
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20571
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20676
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20853
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20866
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20887
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21050
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21186
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23783
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1067
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1117
- 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.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_31_php.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436132
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18294
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0038
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2174
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26976
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