CVE-2006-4807

loader_tga.c in imlib2 before 1.2.1, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted TGA image that triggers an out-of-bounds memory read, a different issue than CVE-2006-4808.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-4807 is rated Low Risk (36.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.02%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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-2006-4807

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 3.25% 2.02% -1.23%
2 2025-12-01 2.06% 3.25% +1.19%
3 2025-03-30 2.06%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4807

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.6 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/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:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
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.
4.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4807

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-4807

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2006-4807: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-4807
debian medium CVE-2006-4807 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-2006-4807
gentoo normal CVE-2006-4807: 1 GLSA(s) (200612-20), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/imlib2); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-4807
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4807
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-4807 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-2006-4807

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2006-4807

  • 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-2006-4807

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4807

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/30102
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/30066
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