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libgd2 — security advisory
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.
- Products
- libgd2
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.0.33-5
- CVEs
- CVE-2006-2906
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 20:09 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-2906
libgd2
Fixed versions: 2.0.33-5
libgd2
Fixed versions: 2.0.33-5
libgd2
Fixed versions: 2.0.33-5
Complete source record
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