The JPEG library in media-libs/jpeg before 6b-r7 on Gentoo Linux is built without the -maxmem feature, which could allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a crafted JPEG file that exceeds the intended memory limits
Published Jun 13, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.90%
Description
The JPEG library in media-libs/jpeg before 6b-r7 on Gentoo Linux is built without the -maxmem feature, which could allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a crafted JPEG file that exceeds the intended memory limits.
Affected products
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Configuration 1
- 6b
- 6b
- 6b
- 6b
- 6b
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat does not consider this a security issue. It is expected behavior that a large input file will cause the processing program to use a large amount of memory.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.90% (0.01899) | 78.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.86% (0.01863) | 76.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.54% (0.00540) | 65.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00535) | 77.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00535) | 76.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00535) | 73.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 70.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=130889 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20563 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-11.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/26317 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3005 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31451 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3005
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3005
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=130889 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20563 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-11.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/26317 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3005 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31451 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3005 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3005 |
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