CVE-2006-3376

Integer overflow in player.c in libwmf 0.2.8.4, as used in multiple products including (1) wv, (2) abiword, (3) freetype, (4) gimp, (5) libgsf, and (6) imagemagick allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the MaxRecordSize header field in a WMF file.

Published: 2006-07-06 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3376 is rated Moderate Risk (58.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.75%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-3376

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 12.23% 7.75% -4.49%
2 2025-03-30 13.41% 12.23% -1.18%
3 2025-03-29 13.41%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-3376

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-2006-3376

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-3376

vendor priority summary link
debian medium CVE-2006-3376 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libwmf), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3376
gentoo normal CVE-2006-3376: 1 GLSA(s) (200608-17), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libwmf); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-3376
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3376
suse medium CVE-2006-3376 severity moderate: SUSE including 23 source package names (libwmf, libwmf-0.2.8.4-206.27.4, …), 38 product×package rows across 9 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0, … (9 product lines)): Fixed 19, Known Not Affected 19. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3376/
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-3376 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libwmf), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-3376

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2006-3376

  • Red Hat (2007-03-14T00:00:00)

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-3376

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wvware libwmf 0.2.8_.4 cpe:2.3:a:wvware:libwmf:0.2.8_.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wvware wv2 0.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:wvware:wv2:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wvware wv2 0.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:wvware:wv2:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wvware wv2 0.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:wvware:wv2:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-3376

URL Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0597.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20921 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21064
http://secunia.com/advisories/21261
http://secunia.com/advisories/21419
http://secunia.com/advisories/21459
http://secunia.com/advisories/21473
http://secunia.com/advisories/22311
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-17.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1190
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016518
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:132
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_19_sr.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438803/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18751
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-333-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2646
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27516
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10262
https://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1194
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