CVE-2006-1244 Memory corruption in n/a
Unspecified memory corruption in xpdf allows attackers to execute code or cause denial of service via malicious PDFs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-1244?
CVE-2006-1244 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 15 Mar 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in certain versions of xpdf after 3.00, as used in various products including (a) pdfkit.framework, (b) gpdf, (c) pdftohtml, and (d) libextractor, has unknown impact and user-assisted attack vectors, possibly involving errors in (1) gmem.c, (2) SplashXPathScanner.cc, (3) JBIG2Stream.cc, (4) JPXStream.cc, and/or (5) Stream.cc. NOTE: this description is based on Debian advisory DSA 979, which is based on changes that were made after other vulnerabilities such as CVE-2006-0301 and CVE-2005-3624 through CVE-2005-3628 were fixed. Some of these newer fixes appear to be security-relevant, although it is not clear if they fix specific issues or are defensive in nature.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1244?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Gnome Gpdf, Libextractor Libextractor, Xpdf Xpdf.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1244?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-1244 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1244 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2hp4-p7vf-34wc.