Integer overflow in the KPresenter import filter for Microsoft PowerPoint files (filters/olefilters/lib/klaola.cc) in KOffice before 1.6.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PPT file, which results in a heap-based buffer overflow.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6120 is rated Moderate Risk (56.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.11%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 6.09% | 4.11% | -1.98% |
| 2 | 2025-09-13 | 5.00% | 6.09% | +1.09% |
| 3 | 2025-07-22 | — | 5.00% | — |
Full EPSS history (14 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-6120: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6120 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2006-6120: 1 GLSA(s) (200612-05), 1 atom(s) (app-office/koffice-libs); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-6120 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-6120 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2006-6120 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (koffice), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 2, needs-triage 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-6120 |