CVE-2006-2906

Public Exploit

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.

5.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 12.25% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26976	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23783	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21186	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20887	third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/298-1/	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21050	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_31_php.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436132	exploit mailing list
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0038	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:113	vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1067	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2174	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20676	third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-939
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1117	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:122	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20853	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:112	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18294	vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/20866	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20500	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20571	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2906?: CVE-2006-2906 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2906?: To fix CVE-2006-2906, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2906 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2906 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.