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CVE-2006-4809
Stack-based buffer overflow in loader_pnm.c in imlib2 before 1.2.1, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to…
Medium5.1EPSS 4.5%
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- redhat
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in loader_pnm.c in imlib2 before 1.2.1, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNM image.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.5% · top 8.5% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (16)
- 22932 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:156 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 22752 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- imlib2-loaderpnmc-bo(30070) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:198 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 30104 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2006:026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20903 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.discontinuity.info/~rowan/pocs/libimlib2_pocs-1.2.0-2.2.tar.gz (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-376-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- GLSA-200612-20 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4349 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 23441 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 22732 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 22744 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-376-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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