CVE-2006-1168

7.5 HIGH 6% exploit odds No fix listed Denial of service

What it is

The decompress function in compress42.c in (1) ncompress 4.2.4 and (2) liblzw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), and possibly execute arbitrary code, via crafted data that leads to a buffer underflow.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 5.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2006-03-12 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2006-08-14 20:04 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 22:22 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 5.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2006-08-14 20:04 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 22:22 UTC
Exploit probability: 5.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
Record status: Modified

Affected

Ncompress 4.2.4

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.5

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record