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CVE-2006-4808

12
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-4808 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in imlib2, specifically within the loader_tga.c component, affecting versions prior to 1.2.1. This vulnerability allows an attacker to trigger a denial of service (crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted TGA image, requiring user interaction to open the malicious file. The CVSS score of 2.6 indicates low severity, with a network attack vector but high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.6LOW

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0413 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 1,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

ubuntupatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-4808

CVE-2006-4808

References

secunia.com / advisories/22732
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22744
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22752
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/22932
secunia.com / advisories/23441
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200612-20.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/30068
discontinuity.info / ~rowan/pocs/libimlib2_pocs-1.2.0-2.2.tar.gz
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html
osvdb.org / 30103
securityfocus.com / bid/20903
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-376-1
Patch
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-376-2
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/4349