Heap-based buffer overflow in loader_tga.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 TGA image
Published Nov 7, 2006
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.20%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in loader_tga.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 TGA image.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.0.3
- 1.0.4
- 1.0.5
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4 do not include imlib2.
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:H/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 2, 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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.20% (0.04204) | 90.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.10% (0.04097) | 89.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.42% (0.04416) | 87.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.26% (0.03262) | 78.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.42% (0.04416) | 88.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 7.15% (0.07151) | 94.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2024 | 7.15% (0.07151) | 93.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 18, 2023 | 5.90% (0.05895) | 92.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 6.01% (0.06010) | 92.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 6.19% (0.06186) | 92.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2023 | 5.35% (0.05349) | 91.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.27% (0.05270) | 91.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (19)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22732 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22744 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22752 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22932 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23441 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-20.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.discontinuity.info/~rowan/pocs/libimlib2_pocs-1.2.0-2.2.tar.gz x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:198 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:156 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.osvdb.org/30103 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20903 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-376-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-376-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4349 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4808 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30068 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4808
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4808
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