CVE-2006-0053 Null dereference in n/a
A user-assisted attacker can cause a denial of service via a segmentation fault in the Imager Perl library by providing a malformed JPEG or TGA image.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-0053?
CVE-2006-0053 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Apr 2006.
Official description
Imager (libimager-perl) before 0.50 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) by writing a 2- or 4-channel JPEG image (or a 2-channel TGA image) to a scalar, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0053?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tony Cook Imager.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0053?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2006-0053 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-0053 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0053, DSA-1028-1, GHSA-727c-8vjf-pv2j.