CVE-2016-6905

Publication date 3 October 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

The read_image_tga function in 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 image.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libgd2	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.3
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.3
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
php5	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
php7.0	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

php uses the system libgd2 The commits to fix this issue were included in usn-3060-1 as part of the CVE-2016-6132 fix.

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
libgd2	Upstream: 5a3f19e

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 6.5 · Medium

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.5 · Medium
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H