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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

CVSS5.4 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS10.35% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2006-06-08
Last modified2026-06-16

Affected (1)

VendorProduct
thomas boutellgraphics draw library

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbGD Graphics Library 2.0.33 - Remote Denial of Service2006-06-06

References

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