CVE-2006-1244
What it is
Unspecified vulnerability in certain versions of xpdf after 3.00, as used in various products including (a) pdfkit.framework, (b) gpdf, (c) pdftohtml, and (d) libextractor, has unknown impact and user-assisted attack vectors, possibly involving errors in (1) gmem.c, (2) SplashXPathScanner.cc, (3) JBIG2Stream.cc, (4) JPXStream.cc, and/or (5) Stream.cc. NOTE: this description is based on Debian advisory DSA 979, which is based on changes that were made after other vulnerabilities such as CVE-2006-0301 and CVE-2005-3624 through CVE-2005-3628 were fixed. Some of these newer fixes appear to be security-relevant, although it is not clear if they fix specific issues or are defensive in nature.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 2.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.6 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Gnome Gpdf 2.8.2
- Libextractor 0.3.6
- Libextractor 0.3.7
- Libextractor 0.3.8
- Libextractor 0.3.9
- Libextractor 0.3.11
- Libextractor 0.4
- Libextractor 0.4.1
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.6
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2006-1244.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2006-1244. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18948
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19021
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19065
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19091
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19164
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19364
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19644
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdfkit.framework/pdfkit.framework_0.8-2sarge3.diff.gz
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1019
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-979
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18948
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19021
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19065
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19091
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19164
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19364
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19644
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdfkit.framework/pdfkit.framework_0.8-2sarge3.diff.gz
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1019
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-979
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-982
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-983
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-984
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-998
- http://www.osvdb.org/23834
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16748
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/270-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18948
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19021
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19065
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19091
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19164
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19364
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19644
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pdfkit.framework/pdfkit.framework_0.8-2sarge3.diff.gz