Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2016-6911 is a denial-of-service issue in GD Graphics Library before 2.2.4. A malicious TIFF image can trigger an out-of-bounds read in image-processing code, potentially crashing software that processes the file. Business impact depends on whether internet-facing services accept or transform user-supplied TIFF images. Most likely exposure is web applications, CMS platforms, upload pipelines, or backend jobs using libgd to parse untrusted TIFF images. Exposure is unclear where libgd is bundled indirectly through language runtimes or OS packages. Prioritize remediation for internet-facing upload or image-conversion services. For systems that do not process untrusted TIFF files, urgency is lower, but inventory is still needed because libgd is often an indirect dependency. Mitigation focus: Upgrade libgd to 2.2.4 or a vendor-supported fixed package.; Review Debian DSA-3693 or equivalent OS vendor advisories for package-specific fixes.; Restrict or reject TIFF uploads where TIFF support is unnecessary..
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- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/blob/gd-2.2.4/CHANGELOG.mdCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/pull/353CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/4859d69e07504d4b0a4bdf9bcb4d9e3769ca35aeCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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