7.6
HIGH
CVE-2006-1244
xpdf Image Processing Vulnerability
Description

Unspecified vulnerability in certain versions of xpdf after 3.00, as used in various products including (a) pdfkit.framework, (b) gpdf, (c) pdftohtml, and (d) libextractor, has unknown impact and user-assisted attack vectors, possibly involving errors in (1) gmem.c, (2) SplashXPathScanner.cc, (3) JBIG2Stream.cc, (4) JPXStream.cc, and/or (5) Stream.cc. NOTE: this description is based on Debian advisory DSA 979, which is based on changes that were made after other vulnerabilities such as CVE-2006-0301 and CVE-2005-3624 through CVE-2005-3628 were fixed. Some of these newer fixes appear to be security-relevant, although it is not clear if they fix specific issues or are defensive in nature.

INFO

Published Date :

March 15, 2006, 7:06 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:08 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-1244 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Xpdf xpdf
1 Gnome gpdf
1 Libextractor libextractor
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-1244.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/18948 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19021 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19065 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19091 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19164 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19364 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19644 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdfkit.framework/pdfkit.framework_0.8-2sarge3.diff.gz Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1019 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-979 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-982 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-983 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-984 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-998 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23834
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16748
https://usn.ubuntu.com/270-1/
http://secunia.com/advisories/18948 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19021 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19065 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19091 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19164 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19364 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19644 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdfkit.framework/pdfkit.framework_0.8-2sarge3.diff.gz Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1019 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-979 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-982 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-983 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-984 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-998 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/23834
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16748
https://usn.ubuntu.com/270-1/

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-1244 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-1244 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18948
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19021
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19065
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19091
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19164
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19364
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19644
    Added Reference http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdfkit.framework/pdfkit.framework_0.8-2sarge3.diff.gz
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1019
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-979
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-982
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-983
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-984
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-998
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/23834
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16748
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/270-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-270-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/270-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-1244 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-1244 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.94 }} -0.30%

score

0.83225

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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