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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.1

CVE-2006-4809 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in loader_pnm.c in imlib2 before 1.2.1, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to c…

published 2006-11-07 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4796

cvss
5.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.5%
EPSS 4.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • imlib2 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.3.0.0debian1-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4809

Exploit prediction

4.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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