Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-3005
The JPEG library in media-libs/jpeg before 6b-r7 on Gentoo Linux is built without the -maxmem feature, which could allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion) via a crafted JPEG file that exceeds the intended memory limits.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2006-3005
- cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:media-libs_jpeg:6b:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:media-libs_jpeg:6b:r4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:media-libs_jpeg:6b:r5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:media-libs_jpeg:6b:r6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:media-libs_jpeg:6b:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3005
0.49%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 76 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-3005
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST |
Vendor statements for CVE-2006-3005
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Red Hat 2006-08-24Red Hat does not consider this a security issue. It is expected behavior that a large input file will cause the processing program to use a large amount of memory.
References for CVE-2006-3005
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