CVE-2006-2906

Publication date 8 June 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025


Ubuntu priority

Description

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libgd2 7.04 feisty
Fixed in 2.0.34~rc1-2ubuntu1.1
6.10 edgy
Fixed in 2.0.33-4ubuntu2.1
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed in 2.0.33-2ubuntu5.2

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-298-1
    • libgd2 vulnerability
    • 14 June 2006

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