imlib2 loader_jpeg.c denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in imlib2. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the file loader_jpeg.c. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-4806. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in imlib2 (version now known). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file loader_jpeg.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 11/06/2006 by M. Joonas Pihlaja (Website). The advisory is available at mandriva.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-4806 since 09/15/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27957 (Ubuntu 5.10 / 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : imlib2 vulnerabilities (USN-376-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (27957), SecurityFocus (BID 20903†), OSVDB (30108†) and Secunia (SA22732†). See VDB-33158, VDB-33157, VDB-33156 and VDB-33155 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27957
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 5.10 / 6.06 LTS / 6.10 : imlib2 vulnerabilities (USN-376-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 57959
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200612-20 (imlib2)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: mandriva.com
Researcher: M. Joonas Pihlaja
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-4806 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4806
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-84818
X-Force: 30064
SecurityFocus: 20903 - IMlib2 Library Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22732
OSVDB: 30108 - imlib2 loader_jpeg.c JPEG Image Handling Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2006-4349

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2016 20:07
Updated: 04/26/2026 18:50
Changes: 05/08/2016 20:07 (54), 11/27/2018 10:45 (13), 08/05/2022 23:38 (4), 08/05/2022 23:51 (1), 04/26/2026 18:50 (17)
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