CVE-2016-6905 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds read in libgd when processing crafted TGA images.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-6905?
CVE-2016-6905 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, published on 3 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6905?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Libgd Libgd, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6905?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-6905 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6905 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensuse Leap
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6905, GHSA-6hhv-cvx8-rhvf, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6905.