CVE-2006-6854 — The qcamvc_video_init function in qcamvc.c in De Marchi Daniele QuickCam VC Linux device driver (aka quickcam-vc) 1.0.9 and earlier does not properly check a boundary, triggering memory corruption, which might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickCam object

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The qcamvc_video_init function in qcamvc.c in De Marchi Daniele QuickCam VC Linux device driver (aka quickcam-vc) 1.0.9 and earlier does not properly check a boundary, triggering memory corruption, which might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickCam object

Published Jan 4, 2007

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.31%

Description

The qcamvc_video_init function in qcamvc.c in De Marchi Daniele QuickCam VC Linux device driver (aka quickcam-vc) 1.0.9 and earlier does not properly check a boundary, triggering memory corruption, which might allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickCam object.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.31% 0.02307

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02307

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 (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.31% (0.02307)	82.73th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.29% (0.02290)	80.90th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.67% (0.00668)	69.59th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.53% (0.00532)	77.87th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.53% (0.00532)	76.40th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 7, 2023	0.53% (0.00532)	73.82th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.51% (0.00511)	72.97th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	2.92% (0.02920)	83.31th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	2.92% (0.02920)	81.60th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	2.92% (0.02920)	64.09th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455487/100/0/threaded
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21815
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31211
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/455487/100/0/threaded		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21815		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31211		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 4, 2007

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jan 3, 2007

Link CVE-2006-6854

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-6854

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2006-6854