CVE-2006-1514

Multiple buffer overflows in the abcmidi-yaps translator in abcmidi 20050101, and other versions, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted ABC music files that trigger the overflows during translation into PostScript.

Published: 2006-04-27 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-1514 is rated Moderate Risk (62.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.42%). EPSS rose +1.23% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-1514

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 2025-03-30 4.19% 5.42% +1.23%
2 2025-03-29 5.42% 4.19% -1.23%
3 2025-03-17 — 5.42% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-1514

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-1514

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-1514

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2006-1514 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (abcmidi), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-1514
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-1514 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (abcmidi), 9 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 7, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-1514

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-1514

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
abcmidi abcmidi <= 2006-04-22 cpe:2.3:a:abcmidi:abcmidi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abcmidi abcmidi 2004-12-04 cpe:2.3:a:abcmidi:abcmidi:2004-12-04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
abcmidi abcmidi 2005-01-01 cpe:2.3:a:abcmidi:abcmidi:2005-01-01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-1514

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