MEDIUM
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
Published Jun 8, 2006
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.35%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.0.33
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
10.35% 0.10353
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.10353
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.35% (0.10353) | 95.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.17% (0.10166) | 95.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 14.88% (0.14883) | 94.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.97% (0.11966) | 93.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.43% (0.13432) | 90.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.97% (0.11966) | 93.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.07% (0.06074) | 93.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 9.63% (0.09626) | 95.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 28, 2024 | 10.42% (0.10418) | 94.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 10.93% (0.10929) | 94.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 19, 2023 | 11.69% (0.11687) | 94.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 1, 2023 | 8.62% (0.08623) | 93.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 8.89% (0.08893) | 93.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.69% (0.05686) | 92.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (25)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20500 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20571 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20676 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20853 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20866 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20887 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21050 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21186 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23783 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1067 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1117 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:112 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:113 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:122 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_31_php.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436132 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18294 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0038 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2174 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-2906 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26976 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-939 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2906
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/298-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-2906
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 8, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 8, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2906
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a