CVE-2006-2549

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in PDF Form Filling and Flattening Tool before 3.1.0.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via long field names.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.13% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vsecurity.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-May/046292.html	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/25902	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1960	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26604	vdb entry
http://www.vsecurity.com/bulletins/advisories/2006/pdf-form-filling.txt	exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434992/30/4770/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/20233	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2549?: CVE-2006-2549 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2549?: To fix CVE-2006-2549, 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-2006-2549 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2549 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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