CVE-2006-4806

Description

Multiple integer overflows in imlib2 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) ARGB (loader_argb.c), (2) PNG (loader_png.c), (3) LBM (loader_lbm.c), (4) JPEG (loader_jpeg.c), or (5) TIFF (loader_tiff.c) images.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.31% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22932	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:156	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22752	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:198	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/30106	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/30109	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20903	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/30108	vdb entry
http://www.discontinuity.info/~rowan/pocs/libimlib2_pocs-1.2.0-2.2.tar.gz
http://www.osvdb.org/30105	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-376-2	patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/30107	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-20.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4349	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23441	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22732	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22744	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-376-1	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30064	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4806?: CVE-2006-4806 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4806?: To fix CVE-2006-4806, 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-2006-4806 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4806 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.