CVE-2006-4809
Stack-based buffer overflow in loader_pnm.c in imlib2 before 1.2.1, and possibly other versions,...
Stack-based buffer overflow in loader_pnm.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 PNM image.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in loader_pnm.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 PNM image.
- Record
CVE-2006-4809- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in loader_pnm.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 PNM image.
- Record
CVE-2006-4809- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4796 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in loader_pnm.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 PNM image.
- Record
EUVD-2006-4796- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-87pq-vcx3-c7wf No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in loader_pnm.c in imlib2 before 1.2.1, and possibly other versions,...
Stack-based buffer overflow in loader_pnm.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 PNM image.
- Record
GHSA-87pq-vcx3-c7wf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in loader_pnm.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 PNM image.
- Record
CVE-2006-4809- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-4809 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in loader_pnm.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 PNM image.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-4809- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-4809 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Enlightenment Imlib2, published November 7, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.46%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in imlib2 1.3.0.0debian1-3.
References
secunia.com/advisories/22932
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:156
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30070
osvdb.org/30104
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novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html
securityfocus.com/bid/20903
discontinuity.info/~rowan/pocs/libimlib2_pocs-1.2.0-2.2.tar.gz
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-376-2
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-20.xml
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4349
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4809
github.com/advisories/GHSA-87pq-vcx3-c7wf
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-4809