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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-6132

The gdImageCreateFromTgaCtx function 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 file.

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31 Oct 2026, 09:42 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2016-6132

core-osv · Original source

Published 12 Aug 2016, 15:59 UTC

The gdImageCreateFromTgaCtx function 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 file.

osv:CVE-2016-6132
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      "references": [
        "https://libgd.github.io/release-2.2.3.html",
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        "https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/247"
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