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CVE-2016-6906

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-6906 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the GD Graphics Library (libgd) versions prior to 2.2.4, specifically within the read_image_tga function when processing crafted TGA files. This vulnerability carries a medium severity CVSS score of 5.5, indicating that an attacker could trigger a denial of service by enticing a user to open a malicious TGA file, requiring user interaction and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libgd:libgd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.98%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0198 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 5,757 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-6906Moderate

gd: Out-of-bounds read in read_image_tga function

Aug 16, 2016

References

github.com / libgd/libgd/blob/gd-2.2.4/CHANGELOG.md
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / libgd/libgd/commit/58b6dde319c301b0eae27d12e2a659e067d80558
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / libgd/libgd/commit/fb0e0cce0b9f25389ab56604c3547351617e1415
PatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3777
securityfocus.com / bid/96503
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry