CVE-2006-0053

Public Exploit

Description

Imager (libimager-perl) before 0.50 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) by writing a 2- or 4-channel JPEG image (or a 2-channel TGA image) to a scalar, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.12% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1028 patch vendor advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=359661
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25717 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17415 exploit vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/19577 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1294 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=18397
http://secunia.com/advisories/19575 third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0053?
CVE-2006-0053 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0053?
To fix CVE-2006-0053, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0053 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-0053 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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