Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-4183
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft DirectX SDK (February 2006) and probably earlier, including 9.0c End User Runtimes, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Targa file with a run-length-encoding (RLE) compression that produces more data than expected when decoding.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4183
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 87.44%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 99 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-4183
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2006-4183
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2006-4183
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2577
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018420
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474058/100/0/threaded
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http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=562
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35492
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http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=52
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24963
Products affected by CVE-2006-4183
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:directx_sdk:february_2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*