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CVE-2006-4809

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-4809 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in imlib2, specifically within the loader_pnm.c component, affecting versions prior to 1.2.1 and potentially others. This vulnerability can be triggered by a user-assisted remote attacker through a specially crafted PNM image. Its severity is moderate (CVSS 5.1), requiring high attack complexity but potentially leading to denial of service and arbitrary code execution. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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

5.1MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.4
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 86th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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-2006-4809

CVE-2006-4809

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/30070
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 / 30104
securityfocus.com / bid/20903
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-376-1
Patch
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-376-2
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/4349