High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Feb 27, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-6363
CVE-2017-6363
Description
In the GD Graphics Library (aka LibGD) through 2.2.5, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in tiffWriter in gd_tiff.c. NOTE: the vendor says "In my opinion this issue should not have a CVE, since the GD and GD2 formats are documented to be 'obsolete, and should only be used for development and testing purposes.'
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Affected products
4- GD Graphics Library/GD Graphics Librarydescription
- Range: <=2.2.5
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/383nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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