CVE-2006-2906

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.4)—💥 Exploit

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.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Base score: 5.4

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 10%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 96
Score date: 10/7/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · GD Graphics Library 2.0.33 - Remote Denial of Service (6/6/2006)

Affected technologies (1)

Thomas Boutell — Graphics Draw Library

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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