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medium 5.4

CVE-2006-2906 json

The LZW decoding in the gdImageCreateFromGifPtr function in the Thomas Boutell graphics draw (GD) library (aka libgd) 2.0.33 allows remote…

published 2006-06-08 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-2903

cvss
5.4
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.4%
EPSS 10.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • libgd2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.0.33-5

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2906

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-27981)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

10.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-27981 GD Graphics Library 2.0.33 - Remote Denial of Service dos, 2006-06-06
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436132 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18294 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.4 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

Sources

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