CVE-2016-6214
gd_tga.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a...
CVE-2016-6214 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libgd, published July 14, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.20%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in gd 2.2.1-r2.
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 file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
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 file.
- Record
CVE-2016-6214- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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 file.
- Record
CVE-2016-6214- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-7145 No score
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 file.
- Record
EUVD-2016-7145- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3cgp-hvw6-ghr7
6.5
gd_tga.c in the GD Graphics Library (aka libgd) before 2.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a...
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 file.
- Record
GHSA-3cgp-hvw6-ghr7- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2016-6214
6.5
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 file.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2016-6214- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
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 file.
- Record
CVE-2016-6214- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-6214
6.5
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 file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6214- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6214
6.5
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 file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6214- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0258 No score
Updated libgd packages fix security vulnerability
Updated libgd packages fix security vulnerabilities:
A read out-of-bounds was found in the parsing of TGA files when the header reports an incorrect size (CVE-2016-6132) or invalid bpp (CVE-2016-6214) or RLE value (upstream issue 248).
Integer overflow error within _gdContributionsAlloc() (CVE-2016-6207).
A regression in the previous update that caused some packages to fail to build against libgd has also been fixed (mga#18947).
- Record
MGASA-2016-0258- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10062-1 No score
gd-2.2.3-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the gd-2.2.3-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10062-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2016:2303-1 No score
Security update for gd
This update for gd fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2016-6214: Buffer over-read issue when parsing crafted TGA file [bsc#991436]
- CVE-2016-6132: read out-of-bands was found in the parsing of TGA files using libgd [bsc#987577]
- CVE-2016-6128: Invalid color index not properly handled [bsc#991710]
- CVE-2016-6207: Integer overflow error within _gdContributionsAlloc() [bsc#991622]
- CVE-2016-6161: global out of bounds read when encoding gif from malformed input withgd2togif [bsc#988032]
- CVE-2016-5116: avoid stack overflow (read) with large names [bsc#982176]
- CVE-2016-6905: Out-of-bounds read in function read_image_tga in gd_tga.c [bsc#995034]
- Record
SUSE-SU-2016:2303-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3060-1 No score
libgd2 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled certain malformed TGA images. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted TGA image, an attacker could cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-6132, CVE-2016-6214)
It was discovered that the GD library incorrectly handled memory when using gdImageScale(). A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-6207)
- Record
USN-3060-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gdAlpine:v3.2 |
before 2.2.1-r2 | 2.2.1-r2 |
gdAlpine:v3.3 |
before 2.2.1-r2 | 2.2.1-r2 |
gdAlpine:v3.4 |
before 2.2.3-r0 | 2.2.3-r0 |
libgd2Debian:12 |
before 2.2.2-29-g3c2b605-1 | 2.2.2-29-g3c2b605-1 |
libgd2Debian:13 |
before 2.2.2-29-g3c2b605-1 | 2.2.2-29-g3c2b605-1 |
libgd2Debian:14 |
before 2.2.2-29-g3c2b605-1 | 2.2.2-29-g3c2b605-1 |
libgd2Debian:8 |
before 2.1.0-5+deb8u4, plus listed versions 2.1.0-52.1.0-5+deb8u12.1.0-5+deb8u22.1.0-5+deb8u3 |
2.1.0-5+deb8u4 |
libgdMageia:5 |
before 2.2.3-1.1.mga5 | 2.2.3-1.1.mga5 |
gdSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 |
before 2.1.0-12.1 | 2.1.0-12.1 |
gdSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 |
before 2.1.0-12.1 | 2.1.0-12.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
gdSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 |
before 2.1.0-12.1 | 2.1.0-12.1 |
gdSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 |
before 2.1.0-12.1 | 2.1.0-12.1 |
gdSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 |
before 2.1.0-12.1 | 2.1.0-12.1 |
libgd2Ubuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.3, plus listed versions 2.1.0-22.1.0-32.1.0-3ubuntu0.12.1.0-3ubuntu0.2 |
2.1.0-3ubuntu0.3 |
libgd2Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.3, plus listed versions 2.1.1-4build12.1.1-4build22.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.12.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
2.1.1-4ubuntu0.16.04.3 |
gdopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 2.2.3-2.1 | 2.2.3-2.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-08/msg00086.html
libgd.github.io/release-2.2.3.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-09/msg00078.html
github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/247
github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/10ef1dca63d62433fda13309b4a228782db823f7
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/12
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openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/5
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3060-1
debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3619
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6214
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3cgp-hvw6-ghr7
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-6214
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6214
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0258.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18938
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18947
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/30/10
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/12/4
bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72558
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162303-1
bugzilla.suse.com/982176
bugzilla.suse.com/987577
bugzilla.suse.com/988032
bugzilla.suse.com/991436
bugzilla.suse.com/991622
bugzilla.suse.com/991710
bugzilla.suse.com/995034
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5116
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6128
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6132
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6161
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6207
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6214
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6905
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6214
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3060-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6214
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6132
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6207
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2497
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5766