MEDIUM
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft DirectX SDK (February 2006) and probably earlier, including 9.0c End User Runtimes, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Targa file with a run-length-encoding (RLE) compression that produces more data than expected when decoding
Published Jul 18, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.16%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft DirectX SDK (February 2006) and probably earlier, including 9.0c End User Runtimes, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Targa file with a run-length-encoding (RLE) compression that produces more data than expected when decoding.
Affected products
No data.
- february_2006
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
8.16% 0.08163
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.08163
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 (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.16% (0.08163) | 94.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.16% (0.08163) | 94.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 38.73% (0.38734) | 96.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 41.64% (0.41638) | 96.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 38.73% (0.38734) | 96.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 43.69% (0.43694) | 97.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 27, 2025 | 80.40% (0.80398) | 98.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 81.41% (0.81410) | 98.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 10, 2024 | 84.84% (0.84838) | 98.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 12, 2024 | 87.00% (0.87000) | 98.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 88.98% (0.88984) | 98.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2024 | 88.06% (0.88057) | 98.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2024 | 87.44% (0.87444) | 98.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2024 | 91.86% (0.91864) | 98.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 28, 2024 | 91.83% (0.91832) | 98.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 20, 2023 | 88.80% (0.88804) | 98.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 87.75% (0.87753) | 98.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 30, 2023 | 87.99% (0.87987) | 98.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 88.39% (0.88385) | 98.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2023 | 92.81% (0.92814) | 98.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2023 | 93.42% (0.93421) | 98.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2023 | 94.23% (0.94231) | 98.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 94.09% (0.94087) | 98.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 27.14% (0.27138) | 97.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 27.14% (0.27138) | 95.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=562 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26131 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=52 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474058/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24963 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018420 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2577 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35492 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=562 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26131 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=52 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474058/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24963 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018420 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2577 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35492 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 18, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 16, 2006
Link CVE-2006-4183
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a