CVE-2017-6363 describes a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the tiffWriter function of the GD Graphics Library (LibGD) through version 2.2.5. This flaw, affecting products utilizing LibGD, carries a high CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for high confidentiality impact and denial of service. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in common frameworks like Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat landscape. The vendor also notes that the affected GD and GD2 formats are considered obsolete.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libgd:libgd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.