CVE-2006-4183 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft DirectX SDK (February 2006 and earlier 9.0c End User Runtimes). This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a Targa file with specific run-length encoding that causes an overflow during decoding. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability is moderately severe, requiring medium attack complexity but potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not currently a high-profile threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
february_2006CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx_sdk:february_2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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