CVE-2006-0481

Heap-based buffer overflow in the alpha strip capability in libpng 1.2.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) when the png_do_strip_filler function is used to strip alpha channels out of the image.

Published: 2006-01-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-0481 is rated Moderate Risk (50.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.01%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0481

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.06% 3.01% +0.94%
2 2025-06-23 2.30% 2.06% -0.23%
3 2025-03-30 — 2.30% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0481

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-0481

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-0481

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2006-0481: 1 GLSA(s) (200812-15), 1 atom(s) (media-gfx/povray); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-0481
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-0481
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-0481 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (libpng, libpng3, php5), 12 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 7, needs-triage 3, DNE 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-0481

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0481

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
greg_roelofs libpng 1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:greg_roelofs:libpng:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0481

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