CVE-2006-4806

Multiple integer overflows in imlib2 allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) ARGB (loader_argb.c), (2) PNG (loader_png.c), (3) LBM (loader_lbm.c), (4) JPEG (loader_jpeg.c), or (5) TIFF (loader_tiff.c) images.

Published: 2006-11-07 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4806 is rated Moderate Risk (51.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 10.17%, 93th 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.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4806

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 2025-08-06 11.71% 10.17% -1.54%
2 2025-06-26 9.31% 11.71% +2.40%
3 2025-03-30 9.31%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4806

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/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:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4806

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-4806

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2006-4806: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-4806
debian medium CVE-2006-4806 medium priority: Debian including 1 source packages (imlib2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-4806
gentoo normal CVE-2006-4806: 1 GLSA(s) (200612-20), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/imlib2); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-4806
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4806
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-4806 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (imlib2), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-4806

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2006-4806

  • Red Hat (2006-11-22T00:00:00)

    Not vulnerable. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4 do not include imlib2.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4806

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
enlightenment imlib2 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
enlightenment imlib2 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:enlightenment:imlib2:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4806

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22732 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22744 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22752 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22932
http://secunia.com/advisories/23441
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-20.xml
http://www.discontinuity.info/~rowan/pocs/libimlib2_pocs-1.2.0-2.2.tar.gz
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:198
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:156
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html
http://www.osvdb.org/30105
http://www.osvdb.org/30106
http://www.osvdb.org/30107
http://www.osvdb.org/30108
http://www.osvdb.org/30109
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20903
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-376-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-376-2 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4349
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30064
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